[12] He claims to possess super-natural powers achieved through sādhanā and the blessings of his great-grandfather, Sannyasi Baba, the founder of Bageshwar Dham.

[13] Shastri is serving as a peethadhishwar (chief) of the Bageshwar Dham, a Hindu site dedicated to the god Hanuman in Gada village in Chattarpur District, Madhya Pradesh which was established by his great-grandfather, Sannyasi Baba.

[13] Shastri organises a divya darbar at this dham every Tuesday and Saturday,[14] where he prescribes ritual remedies for the physical, mental, economic, and social sufferings of people through the blessings of Hanuman.

[23][24][25] The All India Superstition Eradication Committee (Akhil Bhartiya Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti) made a complaint to the Nagpur Police about Shastri under the anti-superstition act.

[27] Many Hindu Religious leaders like Swami Ramdev, Rambhadracharya, Sadhvi Prachi, Pragya Thakur and Bharatiya Janata Party politician Giriraj Singh came to his support.

Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said that during an inquiry into the complaint and the examination of "evidence" submitted by complainant Shyam Manav, founder of 'Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti', nothing was found that could attract action under the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition & Black Magic Act.

[27][34][35][36] Shastri claimed that a lesson titled "Chitthi Aayi Hai" in the NCERT Class 3 environmental studies textbook promotes Love Jihad.

He questioned why the letter was addressed to a Muslim boy and suggested that such content harms Hindu sentiments and reflects an agenda to influence young minds.