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‘Expelled’ caput of Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Guru Peetha of Harihar Sri Vachanananda Swami appeared for questioning astatine Harihar Rural constabulary presumption successful Davangere territory successful transportation with a lawsuit nether POCSO Act, connected May 14.
The seer has been accused of inappropriate behaviour with a insignificant lad who was staying successful the escaped hostel tally by the mutt successful Harihar. As soon arsenic the allegations surfaced, the seer had approached a tribunal connected April 21. He was granted anticipatory bail by the First Additional District and Session Court (POCSO peculiar court).
The ailment was filed astatine Laxmeshwar constabulary presumption successful Gadag territory by the parent of a 16-year-old boy. After registering a lawsuit nether the POCSO Act, it was subsequently transferred to Harihar Rural constabulary station. The hostel is located successful the jurisdiction of Harihar Rural constabulary station.
In her complaint, the boy’s parent accused the seer of getting massages from her lad and different insignificant boys.
The lad stayed successful the hostel tally by the mutt betwixt 2021 and 2024. It is alleged successful the ailment that the seer utilized to participate the bathrooms erstwhile the insignificant boys were bathing, and unit them to springiness him a assemblage massage, including his backstage parts. The ailment besides accuses the seer of threatening the boys with dire consequences if they disclosed these activities to anyone.
The seer was expelled by the spot of the Guru Peetha connected April 13 aft expiration of the deadline fixed by the trustees to abdicate the Shwaas Yoga Peetha successful Bengaluru. This had fto to a bid of developments with the seer refusing to permission the mutt and a conception of devotees accusing the trustees of misappropriation. A fewer trustees had accused the seer of getting assemblage massages from insignificant boys.
Inquiry by kid payment committee
The Davangere territory kid payment committee is reportedly successful the last signifier of submitting an enquiry study connected a ailment filed by 3 different inmates of the hostel successful April.
The boys had complained to the committee astir being abused and assaulted by the seer, and not being fixed medicine during sickness.
Subsequently the committee led by its President Manjula Mahesh visited the Guru Peetha connected April 17 to inquire into the contented and the committee had besides recorded statements of the seer and others.
