Farukkhabad, Dec 23: More than 40 women were recovered in a raid on two ashrams being run by
controversial spiritual guru Virendra Dev Dikshit here early on Saturday
morning. Dikshit manages a spiritual university in Delhi.
Additional superintendent of police Tribhuvan Singh told UNI
that a police team raided an ashram in Sinkandrabad area around 7.00am and
recovered a woman, who hailed from Pune in Maharashtra. The woman had been
staying at the ashram for the last four to five years.
In another raid supervised by Qayamganj sub-divisional magistrate V.K. Dube and led by deputy superintendent of police Naresh Kumar, more than 40 women were recovered from an ashram located on Kampil-Ganga road.
ASP Tribhuvan Singh said all the women were produced before the magistrate and their statements were being recorded till noon today. However, he pointed out that all the women were adults and during initial questioning they said they were engaged in spiritual studies at the ashram.
According to reports, an ashram was also raided in Banda. The move came on orders of a court in Delhi following raids on a Rohini-based ashram. UNI
In another raid supervised by Qayamganj sub-divisional magistrate V.K. Dube and led by deputy superintendent of police Naresh Kumar, more than 40 women were recovered from an ashram located on Kampil-Ganga road.
ASP Tribhuvan Singh said all the women were produced before the magistrate and their statements were being recorded till noon today. However, he pointed out that all the women were adults and during initial questioning they said they were engaged in spiritual studies at the ashram.
According to reports, an ashram was also raided in Banda. The move came on orders of a court in Delhi following raids on a Rohini-based ashram. UNI
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