Ashram owner arrested for sexually harassing children in UP

Friday, 10 July 2020Newsdesk

The owner of an ashram in Shukertal was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing four children and forcing them and the others to work as labourers, police said on Friday. As per news report of PTI, Swami Bhakti Bhushan Govind Maharaj was arrested when he was trying to escape from the ashram, they said.

New Delhi, 10 July 2020

According to Additional District Magistrate Amit Kumar, a case was registered against the owner and others under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 377 (unnatural offences), 504 ( intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and sections 5/6 of the POCSO Act.

Source -ptinews.com