Police in Bhaktapur arrested four cheats collecting money from devotees claiming that the Sai Baba was visiting Nepal for a week in September to participate in a mahayagya in memory of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and other royal family members killed in a June 1 shoot-out at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, police said.
Police did not identify the cheats. The Rashtriya Samachar Samiti this week released a news item quoting an association saying that the Sai Baba who rarely travels was visiting Nepal.
The Sai Baba has a large following in Nepal. The late king and queen were his followers.