Rampal (spiritual leader)

Rampal (spiritual leader)

Reverted 2 edits by ~2026-23993-93 (talk): Reverting per WP:HONORIFIC. Respectful titles and suffixes like "Saint" and "Ji" should not be included in the primary name field of the infobox to maintain a neutral encyclopedic tone.

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| birth_name = Rampal Singh Jatain
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| predecessor = Swami Ramdevanand Maharaj
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'''Sant Rampal Ji''' (born '''Rampal Singh Jatain''' on 8 September 1951) is an Indian self-styled [[Godman (India)|Godman]]{{cite web | title=High Court suspends life sentence of Satlok Ashram head Rampal in disciples' death case | website=The Hindu | date=5 September 2025 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/high-court-suspends-life-sentence-of-satlok-ashram-head-rampal-in-disciples-death-case/article70014829.ece | access-date=23 March 2026}} and convicted murderer.
'''Rampal''' (born '''Rampal Singh Jatain''' on 8 September 1951) is an Indian self-styled [[Godman (India)|Godman]]{{cite web | title=High Court suspends life sentence of Satlok Ashram head Rampal in disciples' death case | website=The Hindu | date=5 September 2025 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/high-court-suspends-life-sentence-of-satlok-ashram-head-rampal-in-disciples-death-case/article70014829.ece | access-date=23 March 2026}} and convicted murderer.


He is a disciple of Ramdevanand, a local seer, and saint from the [[Garib Das|Garib Das Panth]] sect. In 1994, Ramdevanand selected him as his successor.{{Cite web |title=From Junior Engineer To Godman: The Rise, Arrest And Fall Of Rampal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/from-junior-engineer-to-godman-the-rise-arrest-and-fall-of-rampal-1930510 |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=NDTV.com}} In 1999, he and his followers established [[Satlok Ashram]] in [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]]{{cite news |date=19 November 2014 |title=Rampal: How did an engineer become a revered guru? |newspaper=BBC India |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-30110868 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615002314/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-30110868 |archive-date=15 June 2018}} and would go on to start several other [[ashram]]s in [[Jhajjar]] and [[Rohtak]].
He is a disciple of Ramdevanand, a local seer, and saint from the [[Garib Das|Garib Das Panth]] sect. In 1994, Ramdevanand selected him as his successor.{{Cite web |title=From Junior Engineer To Godman: The Rise, Arrest And Fall Of Rampal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/from-junior-engineer-to-godman-the-rise-arrest-and-fall-of-rampal-1930510 |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=NDTV.com}} In 1999, he and his followers established [[Satlok Ashram]] in [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]]{{cite news |date=19 November 2014 |title=Rampal: How did an engineer become a revered guru? |newspaper=BBC India |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-30110868 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615002314/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-30110868 |archive-date=15 June 2018}} and would go on to start several other [[ashram]]s in [[Jhajjar]] and [[Rohtak]].