Dr. Naresh Bhatia, who for six years was the head of the blood bank of the Sai Super Speciality hospital, is quoted in The Findings, by the UK exposé writer, David Bailey:
"Three young students from Sai Baba's junior male college were called for interview. One of them, a seven year old boy student, came out of the interview room crying. He continued to cry for two days, and was unable to eat or study.
That evening Dr Bhatia, on duty in the children's canteen, was asked to find the cause of the child's distress. He questioned and then examined the child, and found that he had been sexually penetrated, via his anus. The child was taken to Bangalore and re-examined. A second medical opinion confirmed sexual abuse.
Dr Bhatia had been involved in sexual activity with Sai Baba for six years, believing that he was serving divinity. He went to Sai Baba: "Why do you do this to such a young child when you have all of us adults and the older students to play with?"
Sai Baba's reply: "Don't bargain with God!
Soon after, five men went to Dr Bhatia's home, threatening his life with knives. He made his escape by car, fleeing to Delhi."

According to the journalist Mick Brown of the Sunday Telegraph (12 November 2000), Bhatia resigned from his post at the hospital in December 1999 and is now an administrator at a hospital in New Delhi. Mick Brown stated:

"Contacted by phone, Bhatia said that he had become a devotee of Sai Baba in 1971, at the age of 20, and that he had sexual relations with Sai Baba for "15 or 16 years". In that time, he said, he was also aware that Sai Baba had relations with "many, many" students from the college and school, and with devotees from overseas."

The Sunday Telegraph article gained much prominence and was soon republished around the world in a number of prominent dailies in other languages, Dr. Bhatia fell mysteriously silent! He has not been willing to stand forth and repeat his allegations since shortly thereafter. This case illustrates the reach of Sai Baba's power, since Bhatia will not repeat any of the massive allegations he came out with when he had been expelled from all Sai connections. He describes how his life was threatened at Puttaparti by thugs, and left for Delhi, where he took employment as a doctor. He has declared that he still recognizes Sai Baba as God, the major avatar of the present aeon.

It has reportedly been suggested that Mick Brown was uncertain whether it was actually Dr. Naresh Bhatia to whom he spoke on the phone. However, to doubt this is a need only for those in deep psychological denial who are searching to dispute every fact against Sai Baba, however well testified and documented. Dr. Bhatia was contacted by investigators on behalf of the BBC in 2002 and I was told that he had confirmed the original account about his dismissal, though he was not interviewed in the documentary 'The Secret Swami' which used only one hour of footage out of 80 hours in all. Moreover, powerful Sai interests with the support of government and police authorities have effectively silenced him.

FIRST POSTED ON FORUM SEKTY.NET & THEN IN 'THE FINDINGS' BY FAYE & DAVID BAILEY
Source : Name withheld at request. (Available for investigation by authority)
Subject : DR BHATIA (HEAD OF SSH BLOOD BANK) (see images). WHY DID HE LEAVE?

"Three young students from Sai Baba's junior male college were called for interview. One of them, a seven year old boy student, came out of the private interview room crying. [NOTE - Subsequently it was confirmed that this boy was NOT 7 years old but was a 7th Grade student - in other words, up to 14 years old, but still a minor. This came to light through Stephen Carthew's discussions with Dr. Bhatia after he had been sacked from his position as head of Sai Baba's Blood Bank and banned from the ashram totally.]

He continued to cry for two days, and was unable to eat or study.
That evening Dr Bhatia, on duty in the children's canteen, was asked to find the cause of the child's distress.

He questioned and then examined the child, and found that he had been sexually penetrated, via his anus.

The child was taken to Bangalore and re-examined. A second medical opinion confirmed sexual abuse.

Dr Bhatia had been involved in sexual activity with Sai Baba for six years, believing that he was serving divinity.

He went to Sai Baba :
- Why do you do this to such a young child when you have all of us adults and the older students to play with?

Sai Baba's reply : - Don't bargain with God!

Soon after, five men went to Dr Bhatia's home, threatening his life with knives.
He made his escape by car, fleeing to Delhi.

Once there Dr Bhatia was unable to practice medicine because he had left all his personal papers behind in Puttaparthi. He wrote asking for them. They have not yet been released. However, the doctor now practices at a Delhi hospital.

A promisory agreement has been offered from Puttaparthi, that Dr Bhatia's personal belongings will be released to him on the proviso that : he remain mute about the happenings concerning the little boy student - he does not make any legal claims against the Super Speciality Hospital - he keeps his sexual relationship with Sai Baba a secret.

A rumour given out for his 'dismissal' was that he was caught selling blood, another that he was having an affair within the ashram, and yet another claiming jealousy between departmental heads at the hospital.

I offer this for the sake of truth."

My comment on the Bhatia case: In 1999/2000 a lady friend of ours – Anne-Irene - had close connections with ‘insiders’ at Prashanthi Nilayam, especially Mr.& Mrs. Ratan Lala and the US lady called Veronica who ran the foreigners’ canteen. Anne-Irene was present when Dr. Naresh Bhatia was discredited and made to leave his post as head of the Blood Donation Unit at Sathya Sai Baba’s big hospital in Puttaparti. She reported how rumours flew in all directions, as is always the case when such events occur at the Sai ashrams, for there is always a rigid clamp-down on anyone who knows facts from telling the truth. As usual, those unsupported rumours were set going and allowed to flourish with ‘no comments’… especially that Dr. Bhatia had been caught having sexual relations with nurses at the hospital, and that this had been going on with other young ladies over whom he was in a position of authority. Dr. Bhatia, who is married with children, wrote a very flowery and adulatory book called "Dreams and realities face to face with God" (which reflects his belief fully). It was immediately taken off sale at the Sathya Sai Baba Book & Publications Trust, and it was withdrawn and all existing copies were remaindered by the publisher (Jack Scher – since deceased - another egocentric millionaire follower of Sai Baba who had so to speak ‘bought into’ a verandah place by setting up a publishing co. for Sai books in the US called ‘Leela Press’).  V.K.Narasimhan was instructed to publish the disclaimer about Dr. Bhatia in Sanathana Sarathi