CBI on Wednesday registered 3 cases against self-proclaimed Godman Virendra Dev Dixit and has constituted a special team to investigate all three cases headed by Superintendent of Police level officer.
Baba Virendra Dev Dixit (Photo: thelallantop.com)The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday registered 3 cases against self-proclaimed Godman Virendra Dev Dixit.
The CBI has constituted a special team to investigate all three cases headed by Superintendent of Police level officer.
The Delhi High Court has earlier ordered CBI investigation into the matter and slammed the Delhi Police for not taking any action on various FIRs of girls and women being allegedly lured into an ashram in Rohini area on the pretext of spiritual guidance but then being raped.
Confirming the developments, CBI spokesperson said that, "We have lodged 3 FIR's in the case and initiated investigation in the case."
Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 3 cases against Baba Virendra Dev dixit; several girls allegedly kept under illegal confinement at his ashram in Rohini were rescued in December 2017
- ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2018
The agency, has taken over three cases registered this year by the Vijay Vihar, Rohini police. The first case is against Virendra Dev Dixit for raping a female victim including criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement.
The second case is also against Virendra Dev Dixit on charges of rape and criminal intimidation to a female victim staying at his Rohini Ashram.
The third case is lodged against unknown persons, for assaulting, wrongful confinement, obstruction and voluntary causing hurt to High Court constituted panel.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) recently inspected ashrams of molestation-rape accused self-styled godman Baba Virendra Dev Dixit in Delhi and said he might be running a human trafficking racket.
A DCW team, including its chief Swati Maliwal, along with Ajay Verma, advocate appointed as amicus curiae by Delhi High Court in the matter, visited several ashrams of Dixit ashram in Delhi and interacted with the inmates.
"It appears that Baba is running a human trafficking racket. The CBI should urgently and simultaneously conduct raids at all ashrams of Dixit across India and close them down. By delaying the raids, Baba is getting time to cover up his action. All women and girls should be immediately rescued," Maliwal had said.
The DCW had rescued more than 45 minor girls from two different ashrams run by Dixit where girls and women were allegedly being kept in illegal confinement in the name of religious preaching.