Matter: Arya Samaj Mandir -taken over unlawfully by criminals.

Dear respected Sir,

I write as a concerned citizen of Jammu to express my disappointment on a case matter that has been going on for
a couple of years. We have approached Jammu Police countless times over the last two years and have been
neglected, misled and unfairly treated. My family and I are amazed that such a simple matter has escalated to a
stage where I am required to visit and write to you personally.
My name *HIDEN*. At 90 years age, a retired Army Officer, it is in unfortunate circumstances I am requesting your
help to retrieve control over my Arya Samaj. The mandir itself has been constructed by me, my wife and the
*HIDDEN* family. I am a permanent resident of J&K and have served in the Indian Army with grace and dignity. I
have held the position of Pradhan (President) ever since the inception of my mandir in 1992.
A couple years ago I approached Jammu police to inform them the following persons (non-residents of Jammu,
possibly Haryana), have forced me and my family out of my Arya Samaj. They have hi-jacked control of the mandir
to conduct their own criminal operations. The persons in the matter are as follows:
*HIDDEN* (Leader)
*HIDDEN* (Brother of Leader)
*HIDDEN (Son of Leader)
*HIDDEN*

The above named 4 people have a history of crime associated between them; they are not citizens of Jammu. They
have threatened me and my family countless times. They have also bribed a constable of Jammu police, whom we
initially reported the matter to. The constable name is *HIDDEN*. Over the last couple years, Constable *HIDDEN*
has visited my family unannounced and walked through our family doors to question us at our most vulnerable
times. It is only in recent times we have learnt that *HIDDEN* was bribed by *HIDDEN*, to undertake a fake
investigation and distract police from further criminal investigations.
I am the Pradhan (President) of Arya Samaj Mandir (*HIDDEN*) and I believe in Law and Justice, I request you to
start formal investigation of the above named persons and those associated with them. I would like to press
charges on persons listed above, who have exploited my Mandir and in turn transformed it into a business of
unscrupulous criminal activity.
The group has turned the temple into their permanent home. They have carried out thousands of illegal marriages
without my permission. Each marriage, on average is worth Rs.15000 or more. The group has used this money for
living a luxurious personal life rather than invest the money back into the temple and other community programs.
When I confronted the group, I told them to leave the Arya Samaj Mandir (*HIDDEN*) and stop conducting illegal
marriages. The group retaliated by sending police to my house and unlawfully taking my son away without any
warrants. They threatened us to leave Arya Samaj Mandir and our House as well. I have worked very hard and
invested a lot of money, resources and time in building my Mandir and the group expect me to leave all this and
run away? They have continuously threatened us for the last two years and said not to interfere in their criminal
activities or there will be dire consequences. I have been informed by other sources that none of the group
members are permanent resident of J&K, they are wanted criminals in other states of India and have a history of
crime.
I have the full support of members from my Mandir. Devotees have encouraged me daily never to give up,
regardless of my age. As part of my future visions, I want to develop the Arya Samaj Mandir. The Mandir will not
only be a place of worship and marriages, but also a library to educate the younger generation of our culture and
heritage. The funds raised though weddings and religious events was to be spent on developing a library. As part of
the charges I want laid on this group, I would like the criminal group to return all funds raised through performing
illegal marriages and other events. I have enforced strict rules on the Mandir since its inception. One of them being
funds raised through the Mandir are to be re-invested into the temple and further develop its prominence in
Janipur. Instead the group has used the money to bribe various people and spend on criminal activities.
I have given over 22 years to my passion and dreams in developing my Mandir. I want to prove to my family what I
am capable of at this age. I want to leave my family and the people of Jammu a legacy to remember me by. I want
the children in my area who are deprived of education to freely enter the temple and educate themselves. I want
to develop community programs to increase the standard of living in *CITY HIDDEN*. I have spent most my life
serving my country and making it a better place to live. I will not stand down; I will not bow my head down to low
life criminals who threaten me and my family to leave our home. It is a disgrace and very upsetting that they have
broken locks to my temple and allowed liquor and non-veg/meat on my temple grounds. Our house is directly
adjacent to the temple and I am deeply upset, feeling helpless watching over these atrocities that are taking place
in front of my eyes every day.
I have already filed a number of cases against the criminal group. Unfortunately, without our knowledge, the
constable over sighting our case (Constable *HIDDEN* of Janipur Police) has been bribed by the criminal group.
The constable has invited himself to our house several times unannounced. In my sons absence he has advised my
family to leave Arya Samaj and Jammu. It is only recently, we learnt that the constable came to our house without
any orders or permission of his seniors. I told the constable everything about Arya Samaj, provided several
documents and testimonials of the devotees who attend my Arya Samaj Mandir. I had doubts on him when he
ignored everything I said, refused to take notes and walked out saying I am too old and cant handle the Arya
Samaj. He mentioned that the criminal group has informed police to threaten me and my family. He mentioned
that both police and ministers are bought and nothing can be done. I am 90 years old, I consider myself young and
experienced. I will continue fighting my battle with the complete faith in my god. I am a honest man with integrity
who is willing to fight the violence in our city driven by such criminal organisations.
I humbly request you take close oversight of this case, if not personally investigate it yourself. I would also like to
take this opportunity in inviting you to my house so I can show you the Mandir and the situation I am trapped in
and forced to live every day. I have utmost respect for you and the role you play in keeping Jammu safe under the
circumstances. I trust that you will resolve this case in favourable results. I would ideally like to see following result
from this investigation:
Arya Samaj Mandir rightfully returned to me.
Return of funds raised by the temple over the last 22 years, I can assure you these funds will be re-
invested into the temple to develop a library and promote social programs to enhance living standards in
Janipur.
Police protection for my family, daily patrols to ensure no retaliations from criminals
All members of the criminal group arrested and charged, including past crimes in other states
An overhaul review of the police system to tackle corrupt officers, I know this is a lot to ask, I am happy to
meet the CM of our state and discuss matters.
Constable *HIDDEN* of Jammu Police, to be stood down from his duties
Our state cannot be developed if individuals, including police, keep supporting such criminal activities. I believe
this group has not only tortured me over the last few years, but also other citizens of Jammu. I hope you will take
necessary and prompt action to stop these people who are spoiling my Mandir and also degarding the culture of
Jammu. Please feel free to accept my invitation to visit my house and Mandir. You may also extend the invitation
to other Senior officers, Chief ministers and media persons. I want to inspire others that age is not a factor when
tackling criminal activities and corruption.
My contact details are as below. I look forward to your urgent reply.
Yours sincerely,
*HIDDEN*

UPDATE: 24
th
May 2014
The criminal group has given orders to a builder of some sort to demolish/alter the temple. We are unsure if the
criminal group is threatened by police and decided to demolish the temple. The leader has also been seen taking
documents and other property out of the mandir on the 24
th
May 2014 11-30am (India time).