Daati Maharaj reaches Crime Branch in rape case

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

Self-styled god-man has reached the Police Crime Branch office to join the investigation into the case against him.

Daati Maharaj, who has been accused of raping a disciple inside two years ago and booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC), sections - 376, 377, 354 and 34, had assured that he would cooperate with the authorities in the investigation.

The plaintiff had registered a case in station on June 10. It was later transferred to the (DIU).

She had said that she was repeatedly raped at Gurukul Ashwasan in Rajasthan's Bal Gram, adding that she did not file a complaint earlier as she felt intimidated by the self-styled godman.

Commission for Women (DCW) had sought police protection for the woman on June 11.

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First Published: Tue, June 19 2018. 17:25 IST