Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 4 (HBTV): Rajasthan Police arrested Abhay Singh, also known as IIT Baba, for possession of 'ganja' under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. However, he was later released on bail.

According to Shiprapath Police Station SHO Rajendra Godara, the police received information that Baba Abhay Singh was staying at a hotel and might be contemplating suicide. Upon reaching the location, Singh admitted to consuming 'ganja' and having it in his possession.

‘We received information that he (Baba Abhay Singh, aka IIT Baba) was staying in a hotel and might commit suicide. When we reached there, he said, "I consume 'ganja', I still have it in my possession, and I might have said something when I was unconscious." Possession of 'ganja' is a crime under the NDPS Act. So, we arrested him. Due to the small quantity, we interrogated him and then released him on a bail bond. His followers informed the police that he was going to commit suicide as he had posted something on social media,’ SHO Godara said.

‘If needed, he will be called again for interrogation,’ he added.

Speaking to the media, IIT Baba said it was his birthday and he just wanted to be happy.

‘I have nothing to say about it as of now. It’s my birthday, and I want to be happy today,’ he said.

Abhay Singh rose to fame as 'IIT Baba' at the recently concluded Mahakumbh. He claims to have graduated from IIT Bombay in aerospace engineering.

Speaking to ANI in January, Baba Abhay Singh spoke about his transition to the path of 'bhakti'.

‘I was born in Haryana’s Jhajjar. I did my schooling there, then started preparing for JEE, after which I went to IIT Mumbai for aerospace engineering. Life took different turns, changed my path from engineering to arts, and kept changing until I came to the "final truth"—that’s how I would describe it,’ he said.

‘I realised that my life took many turns during my time in aerospace engineering. There was a point where I started searching for a meaning to life, and finally, I found something that is destiny. If you read the lives of many people, you will find that there is no choice—you don’t choose bhakti; there is just a rujhaan (inclination), a connection to all this,’ he added.

(ANI)