Rohini ashram sexual assault hearing today: Delhi HC
Rohini ashram sexual assault hearing today: Delhi HC
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The Delhi High Court on Friday will continue to hear the case of apparent sexual assault of women and minor girls in the residentiary facility of an ashram cum meditation centre in Rohini area of Delhi.On 21Dec Delhi High Court called the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the case.The high court moved the case to probe agency in view of its serious nature.A court-hired the committee informed the court that they recovered near about some forty cell phones, 12 memory cards and a few letters, all of which have been sealed now.

The court was hearing a plea filed by an NGO, Foundation of Social Empowerment, alleging that the girls living in the premises of the educational institution were not allowed to leave the area or meet their respective families.

Taking a line of this, the Delhi High Court had questioned the police, Delhi government and Delhi Commission for Women, to visit the place and evaluate the status.The family of one of the victims had alleged that they have not been allowed to meet her since 2015.An alleged victim had stated in the court that the people in the ashram tried to brainwash the resident girls and women, and sexually assaulted them under the pretext of religion.

 

 

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