The prosecutor told the court that in the rape case for which Kharat was arrested, he allegedly gave the victim a “salty and bitter” drink that left her feeling light-headed before the assault. The SIT is now probing the source of the liquid and what substance may have been mixed in it.
Nithyananda had allegedly fled India without a passport to save himself from a rape case registered against him in Karnataka.
The parents alleged their two minor daughters were abducted and kept in illegal confinement for more than two weeks and were deprived of sleep, the petitioners said, adding they have lodged an FIR against the authorities in this connection.
According to officials, Noori used to target young married men from Nanded and Parbhani districts of Marathwada by claiming to possess divine powers.
The court will give its decision in the case of a 16-year-old girl from Shahjahanpur who had alleged that she had been raped by Asaram at his ashram in August 2013. If convicted, the self-styled godman could be handed out a punishment of at least 10 years in prison.
Another ‘ashram’ of molestation-accused ‘godman’ Baba Virendra Dev Dixit has been found in Indore of Madhya Pradesh and three girls…
