21-year-old law student raped by Rajasthan-based Falahari baba
A 21-year-old law student from Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district was allegedly raped by a self-styled godman based in Rajasthan.
A case has been registered against 70-year-old Swami Kaushlendra Prapannachari Falahari Maharaj, said Bilaspur Additional Superintendent of Police Archana Jha.
The incident took place at Madhusudan ashram of the godman in Alwar, Rajasthan, on August 7 this year, she said. The parents of the victim are followers of Falahari Maharaj for the past several years, the police officer added.
She went to the ashram on Raksha Bandhan last month. Citing occurrence of 'grahan' (eclipse) that day, the so-called guru advised her to stay in the ashram to which she agreed. During the night, the baba called the woman in his room and allegedly sexually assaulted her.
The baba asked her not to tell anyone about the incident and threatened to harm her if she did so, she said.
A case was registered against the accused under IPC Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation), the police officer said.
The case diary has been sent to the Alwar Police for further action, she added.
"The Bilaspur Police have sent the complaint here. We have registered a case of sexual exploitation and initiated investigation," SHO Aravali police station, Hemraj Meena, said.
