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A Delhi tribunal Friday framed charges of rape, unnatural offences and transgression intimidation against “godman” Daati Maharaj and his 2 brothers successful a six-year aged ailment filed by his disciple.
The court, meanwhile, discharged Anil, different member of Daati, successful the lawsuit and posted the substance for submitting grounds for the prosecution connected October 18.
Charges were framed against the 3 accused nether sections 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offences), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
The lawsuit pertains to an FIR registered astatine the Fatehpur Beri Police presumption connected June 11, 2018 based connected a ailment filed by a 25-year-old pistillate disciple of Daati for allegedly raping her astatine his Ashram successful Fatehpur Beri connected January 9, 2016. Police questioned Daati connected June 22, 2018.
Eventually, the lawsuit was transferred to the transgression subdivision that filed its complaint expanse connected October 1, 2018. Two days later, the Delhi High Court pulled up the constabulary for carrying retired a probe that “cast a shadiness connected the investigation” and noted that the constabulary failed to apprehension the accused.
The tribunal besides transferred the substance to the CBI. On October 26 the aforesaid year, the CBI registered an FIR against Daati and his 3 brothers.
According to the victim’s counsel advocator Pradeep Tiwari, the accused secured an anticipatory bail from a sessions tribunal successful January 2019.
On September 4, 2020, the CBI filed a supplementary chargesheet successful the case.
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