A shocking incident comes to light from Rajasthan’s Bhilwara where an Ashram head was accused by minors of Rape. As per the information a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped repeatedly by the head of an ashram for the past two years. According to the information the victim was reportedly living and working in the ashram with her mother. The complaint was lodged by the mother and her daughter.
The mother and her daughter on December 18 last year filed a complaint at the Mandal Police Station. The accused has been identified as Mahant Suraj Das. As per the complaint of the mother-daughter duo, Das raped the girl in 2020. The accused was arrested on Wednesday and was sent to judicial custody. As per the information, the woman visited the Hanuman temple at Dang in Bhilwara in 2020 before the lockdown.
As the lockdown was imposed could not leave. After this the mother-daughter duo took shelter at the ashram. They lived in the ashram and used to clean its premises. One day, the accused reportedly took the girl to his room and allegedly raped her. After that, he continuously raped the girl for two years.
After investigation, it was found out the accused also took the girl to another ashram in Maharashtra. SP Chanchal Mishra of Bhilwara speaking to a media portal said, "When the mother of the rape survivor started protesting the rape and sexual abuse, she was allegedly beaten up. The woman has also said in the complaint that the accused Mahant made an acid attack on her." As of now police is investigating the whole matter and further investigation is going on.
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