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Telangana: ‘Godman’ held for abusing minor under pretext of ‘healing rituals’
Hyderabad: A self-styled godman was arrested in Telangana’s Adilabad district for allegedly “sexually abusing” a minor girl under the pretext of performing rituals to cure her illness, police said on Tuesday. According…
- India
Swami Chaitanyananda’s aides held for abetment, threatening students
New Delhi: Three women officials of a private institute here, including an associate dean and senior faculty members, have been arrested in connection with the alleged harassment of female students by self-styled…
- India
Swami Chaitanyananda maybe arrested, but his fear lingers on campus
New Delhi: The arrest of Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati in Agra on Sunday brought a wave of relief to the self-styled godman’s victims and their friends. But beyond it lay the realisation that…
- India
Godman booked for sexually harassing 32 Delhi students; on the run
New Delhi: Delhi Police has booked a self-styled godman, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati alias Parth Sarthy, after several female students of a management institute here accused him of sexual harassment. Despite raids and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Godman arrested for sexually assaulting minor at Vizag ashram
Visakhapatnam: Police in Andhra Pradesh have arrested a godman on allegations of sexually assaulting a minor girl at his ashram here for more than two years. The 63-year-old Swami Poornanada was arrested…
- India
Bageshwar Dham head priest booked for provocative speech
Udaipur: Self-styled godman Dhirendra Krishna Shastri the head priest of Bageshwar Dham has been booked for allegedly making a provocative speech and hurting public sentiments, a police official said on Friday. Shastri…
- India
‘Godman’ arrested for murder of his lover’s son in UP
Bulandshahr: The Bulandshahr police have arrested a 60- year-old self-styled ‘godman’, who had been absconding for over two years, for allegedly murdering his lover’s son. According to police, the accused, identified as…
- India
Gold chains worth Rs 4.90 lakh stolen in Bageshwar Dham godman’s congregation
Thane: In a bizarre crime spree, thieves apparently lurked freely among thousands of devotees, including women, at a 2-day spiritual congregation addressed by self-styled ‘guru’, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri at Mira Road town…
- India
Self-styled godman jailed in Haryana for abusing 100 women
Chandigarh: A fast-track court in Haryana has sentenced a self-styled godman to 14-year jail for sexually abusing about 100 women. Fast Track Court judge of Fatehabad, Balwant Singh, convicted Billu Ram, a.k.a.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Prostitution angle being probed in fake baba’s arrest
Hyderabad: The city police is looking into whether the fake godman (baba) Syed Hussain, who collected nude photos and videos of women, indulged in selling the videos to porn websites to earn…
- India
Ex-Delhi Minister receives death threats from godmen over religious event
New Delhi: Former Delhi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, who stirred a controversy over his comments over Hindu deities at a religious event, claimed that he has received alleged death threats from several…
- India
Karnataka: FIR lodged against ‘godman’, his wife for exploiting girl for years
Bengaluru: An FIR was lodged on Tuesday against a “godman” for sexually exploiting a woman for years, and his wife for helping him in the crime in Karnataka. According to Avalahalli police,…
