'Firing not aimed at Sri Sri, but to scare away dogs'

Police on Saturday allegedly cracked the mystery surrounding the firing incident in Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram is in Bangalore, saying it was shot by a bullet near the farm owner to scare the dogs away from wild animals.

The owner was fired from his licensed revolver and 0.32 mm bullets, one of the losing speed and landed in the area Ashram, DGP Ajai Kumar Singh told reporters here.

"It proved conclusively that its a revolver bullet," Singh said, adding that farm owner had no intention to kill anyone. Ashram is not visible to farm, even though it is located across the street.

He said the farm owner, Dr. Mahadev Prasad has his gun license. Recently a stray dog attacked his sheep.

Prasad said Singh has not yet been taken against him innocent.

Conflicting versions were issued to shoot on Sunday, which police described as an incident and

suspected that this was due to internal conflict in Ashram. The Foundation has taken a strong exception to the police version of the bullet is fired from the car towards the Ravi Shankar.

It also took umbrage with the European Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement that spiritual leader "no" to the target and the circumstances may be due to a dispute between two of his disciples.

AOL has called on the statement "impulsive, and harmful," he says, has hurt the feelings of millions of followers with Ravi Shankar.

Ashram is also said that Ravi Shankar is represented in the area near the "satsang" a place where the bullet fired from his car, injuring young.

AOL said today that they were satisfied with the results of the scan. "I appreciate the swift action of police ... Now things are clear," Narendra Lamba, hermitage administrator of AOL, said PTI.

Ravi Shankar personal secretary Govind Giri said, "We welcome inquiries. We have a verbal communication. We are waiting for an official report."

Asked about Ashram's protestations about the police earlier statement, he said: "We responded to the bustle of about reaching conclusions without concluding the investigation, not as the interview continues."

"The tests also proved that the Union Minister for Home Affairs, the statement of an outbreak among the devotees of wrong," he said.