 Image copyright AP Image caption Rampal was arrested late Wednesday night and produced in court on Thursday 
 
 Controversial Indian guru Rampal, who was arrested on Wednesday night after a week-long stand-off at his ashram in Haryana state, has been remanded in custody until 28 November.  Story highlights Commissioner: The guru is arrested without resistance from his followers 
 
 Police wanted to arrest the 63-year-old guru, who was wanted in a murder case 
 
 Police clashed with his followers on Tuesday, leaving scores of people injured 
 
 Ashram authorities handed over 6 bodies; authorities believe they died of illness 
 
 Police on Wednesday arrested an Indian guru after clashing, sometimes violently, with his supporters over the last 10 days. In Hisar, too, supporters chucked petrol bombs and traded fire with authorities, who in turn have claimed that women and children were being used as shields. The bodies will undergo autopsies at a nearby hospital to determine the cause of death. Police said the six dead bodies, with no visible signs of injury, were handed to them by the ashram authorities. Against your own citizens, you use police and paramilitary forces, who are trained to do different things. More than 200 people were injured in the clashes - police fired tear gas and water cannon, and used bulldozers to try to break into the sprawling complex, while ashram members threw stones and other missiles and opened fire. Rampal, 63, is a worshiper of Kabir, a 15th-century Indian mystic, according to his website. At least six people—including an 18-month-old child—have died and many more have been injured in the violent standoff, as Rampal attempted to avoid appearing in court on charges of murder dating back to 2006. Authorities were carrying out arrest orders for him after he had repeatedly failed to appear in court in connection with a 2006 murder case, Kaushik said. It was apprehend the cult leader to ensure his court appearance with, as expressly instructed by the High Court, “as little bloodshed as possible”.
– An Indian guru was arrested yesterday after a 10-day standoff during which at least six people died. Police say up to 20,000 followers of the guru Rampal Maharaj, who is wanted in connection with a 2006 murder, battled police at his ashram, a 2.5-acre religious complex in Hisar, the BBC and CNN report. Though police say followers used women and children as human shields, five women and an 18-month-old child "were sick and died because of lack of medical attention on time," authorities add. Rampal, 63, says he "regretted" the deaths but argues his supporters, who believe he can cure illness, "were acting on their own." Some 200 were injured as police used tear gas, water cannons, and bulldozers to penetrate the complex. Police evacuated 16,000 followers, some of whom say they were coerced into fighting, but say several thousand more may remain. "We were separated from our families so that we couldn't leave," one supporter says. Commandos "said they would shoot us if we didn't throw stones to protect the guru." Others threw petrol bombs and fired on authorities, Quartz reports. Some 270 people were arrested and charged with rioting, attempt to murder, and waging war against the state. Rampal, a follower of the Indian mystic Kabir, had repeatedly failed to appear in court after he was accused in the death of a man during a 2006 clash at another ashram. His lawyer said he was too ill to travel. He will now remain in custody until Nov. 28.