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Sadhvi alleges rape at Ghaziabad ashram; two women arrested, main accused absconding

According to the police, the victim had filed a written complaint at the Kaushambi Police Station on May 8.

The police said that both the accused women are also Sadhvis at Ghaziabad's Gurukul Shantidham Ashram.

Ghaziabad Police has arrested two women for allegedly facilitating the rape of a Sadhvi, and also blackmailing and threatening her, police said on Sunday. The police said that both the accused women are also Sadhvis at Ghaziabad’s Gurukul Shantidham Ashram.

“The two women have been identified as Divya Yog Maya Saraswati, 62, a resident of Assam, and her associate Radhika alias Shabnam, 35, a resident of Kaushambi in Ghaziabad,” said the Station House Officer (SHO), Kaushambi, Ajay Kumar Sharma.

Sharma said that the main accused, Gokul, who is the brother of Divya, has not been arrested yet, adding he may have fled to Assam.

According to the police, the victim had filed a written complaint at the Kaushambi Police Station on May 8. “In her complaint to the police, she said that Gokul raped her at the ashram after the trio spiked her cold drink. They then blackmailed and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about this,” said the SHO.

“We have registered a case under section 64(1) (rape) and 123 (causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). On Friday, the two women were arrested during routine checking,” said the investigating officer.
“We are taking all the necessary legal action and soon, the main accused will be arrested as well,” said the SHO.

Neetika Jha

Neetika Jha is a Correspondent with The Indian Express. She covers crime, health, environment as well as stories of human interest, in Noida, Ghaziabad and western UP. When not on the field she is probably working on another story idea. On weekends, she loves to read fiction over a cup of coffee. The Thursday Murder club, Yellow Face and Before the Coffee Gets Cold were her recent favourites. She loves her garden as much as she loves her job. She is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ... Read More

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