Mahakumbh fame IIT Baba detained by Jaipur police after viral suicide threat; Ganja recovered

Mahakumbh IIT Baba News: Abhay Singh, alias ‘IIT Baba,’ has been detained by Jaipur Police, Aaj Tak reported. According to initial information, IIT Baba had threatened to commit suicide on social media. The media report added that Shipra Path police station caught IIT Baba from Classic Hotel. Ganja was also recovered from the viral seer of Mahakumbh fame.

According to an India Today report, a case has also been registered against IIT Baba under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The report added that IIT Baba said that the recovered Ganja was “prasad” and confirmed that a case had been registered against him.

The Jaipur police released Abhay Singh alias IIT Baba after brief detention as the amount of ganja found on him was within the permissible limit, India Today quoted officials.

During questioning, IIT Baba claimed that he is an Aghori baba and that he indulges in the consumption of ganja as a custom.

Later, the Mahakumbh fame ‘IIT Baba’ was seen celebrating his birthday with followers in Jaipur.

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IIT Baba Alleges Attack During TV Show

‘IIT Baba’ alias Abhay Singh, who became popular in the Mahakumbh, had in February alleged that he was assaulted in a news debate programme of a private channel in Noida.

IIT Baba had complained to Noida police that some saffron-clad people came into the newsroom and allegedly misbehaved with him and beat him with sticks.

‘IIT Baba’ sat outside the police outpost in Sector 126. However, later, he withdrew the protest when the police convinced him. Bhupendra Singh, SHO at Sector 126 police station, had said he was convinced and did not lodge the complaint further.

Who is IIT Baba?

The story of the IIT Baba gained limelight with his media interviews during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. When asked about his past, Abhay Singh revealed that he had graduated in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Bombay. He said later he studied a Master in Design (MDes) and started working as a photographer. He was also teaching physics at coaching by side.

Abhay Singh or IIT Baba said he belonged to Haryana, and then he went to Mumbai and lived there for four years during his graduation. IIT Baba claimed that he started reading Socrates and Plato and philosophical concepts like post-modernism to find the true meaning of life.