Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:58am on 28 Jun 2025,Saturday India
A West Bengal-based woman filed a complaint at Nabagram police station on June 28, accusing Padma Shri recipient Swami Pradiptanandaji (Kartik Maharaj) of repeatedly raping her between January and June 2013 at his Murshidabad ashram—after promising a teaching position ([turn0search0] ). She alleges he coerced her into an abortion at a local hospital and threatened her silence by manipulating associates to intimidate her this June ([turn0search7] ). The monk denies the accusations, calling them “conspiracy” to tarnish his reputation as an ashram leader and BJP ally. Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation. (PC: India Today)
