Bhopal, August 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):Self-styled guru Swami Vairagyanand Giri alias Mirchi Baba has been arrested for raping a woman devotee in Bhopal, the capital of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Vairagyanand Giri was arrested from a hotel in Gwalior, superintendent of police Gwalior, Amit Sanghi said. Based on a complaint lodged by a woman devotee, a case has been registered against Giri under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code, additional commissioner of police (ACP) Richa Choubey said.
Giri was produced in court in Bhopal and has been remanded to judicial custody till August 22. According to the complaint lodged on Monday, the accused had raped the woman in Bhopal on July 17, she said. The complainant said that she had been childless for a long time after marriage and had come in contact with Giri, who promised that she would conceive through some rituals, the official said.
The woman has alleged that Giri raped her when she fainted after consuming an offering given by him, she said. The victim has claimed that she could not lodge a complaint immediately after the incident out of fear of social stigma, the official said.
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