In Rajasthan, a tantric has been accused of raping a minor girl. Lis said that a self -proclaimed tantric in Jhalawar district was sent to police custody on Tuesday.
The tantric has been abducted by a minor girl and raped her for more than three days. The police have taken the tantric into custody and further investigation is being done.
Ritual
According to the police, Prahlad Meher (41) of the district allegedly raped the family of a minor girl repeatedly after promising to perform some rituals on the victim to remove the “bad effects of souls”. Meher also promised the family that the ritual would liberate him from their debt.
The case came to light on 23 June when the victim’s father lodged a police complaint. Jhalawar SP Richa Tomar said that according to the complaint, Meher called the family to get rid of their problems and called him to his ashram under the boundary of Raipur police station on 22 June.
Pretends to perform rituals on a minor girl
There, he pretended to perform rituals on the minor girl till late night; However, both were missing from there on the morning of 23 June. Subsequently, the police started a search operation after receiving the complaint. The SP said that the campaign finally ended on Thursday last week when the minor girl was rescued from Ajmer district.
Sexual harassment confirmed
Mehar, who was detained last week, was arrested after a medical examination of the victim on Monday, which confirmed sexual harassment. Police said a case was registered under the relevant sections of the BNS and Poxo Act and Meher was produced in the court on Tuesday, which sent him to two days police custody.