Swami Nithyananda flees India after being booked for kidnapping and abusing minor girls
5 years, 4 months ago

Swami Nithyananda flees India after being booked for kidnapping and abusing minor girls

Op India  

The self-styled ‘Swami’ Nityananda, accused of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children to make them collect donations from followers to run his ashram in Ahmedabad, who has been missing since long, has fled the country confirmed the Gujarat police today. Recently, an FIR was lodged against Swami Nityananda after police recorded statements of the four children who were rescued from a flat and the ashram, ‘Yogini Sarvagyapeetham’ situated on the premises of Delhi Public School in Ahmedabad, a police officer said. A couple, Janardana Sharma and his wife, had petitioned the Gujarat High Court on Monday for help to get back two daughters who they alleged had been illegally confined at Swami Nityananda’s ashram. “Janardana Sharma also sought direction to authorities to produce his two elder daughters before the court,” the DSP said.

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India TV News  

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5 years, 3 months ago

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The Quint  

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The Quint  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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15 years ago

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The Hindu  

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15 years ago

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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