‘I’m not the only victim of Daati Maharaj’

  • | Friday | 22nd June, 2018

I was tortured for a week even around my home, as people (associated with Daati Maharaj) were sent to keep a watch on us. We were forced leave our house for three days," she said.The victim also alleged that apart from Daati Maharaj, two others at the ashram, namely Arjun Ashok and Anil, also tried to sexually assault her.She further claimed that the women, who were seniors in the ashram, were of no help, and would blame the victim for filing a complaint against Daati Maharaj. New Delhi: The woman who levelled rape charges against self-proclaimed godman Daati Maharaj claimed that many other women have been mistreated by the latter.She said, there were many other women who suffered in the hands of the self-proclaimed godman at his ashrams. "Some women have been tolerating Daati Maharaj's atrocities for as many as 10 years now. I saw his real face," she said.When asked why she waited for two years before filing a complaint, the victim claimed that she was being watched and threatened by the self-styled godman's people.

New Delhi: The woman who levelled rape charges against self-proclaimed godman Daati Maharaj claimed that many other women have been mistreated by the latter.She said, there were many other women who suffered in the hands of the self-proclaimed godman at his ashrams."Some women have been tolerating Daati Maharaj's atrocities for as many as 10 years now. They just feel too intimidated by him to speak up," she said.Recalling her ordeal, the victim alleged that she was raped by Daati Maharaj at his ashram in Delhi on January 9, 2016, and then again on March 26, 27 and 28 at his ashram in Rajasthan."When I was in Rajasthan, I was brainwashed into thinking of him as god. But he is very different from what he appears to be. I saw his real face," she said.When asked why she waited for two years before filing a complaint, the victim claimed that she was being watched and threatened by the self-styled godman's people."I was in a bad shape. I was physically very weak, very stressed. I was tortured for a week even around my home, as people (associated with Daati Maharaj) were sent to keep a watch on us. We were forced leave our house for three days," she said.The victim also alleged that apart from Daati Maharaj, two others at the ashram, namely Arjun Ashok and Anil, also tried to sexually assault her.She further claimed that the women, who were seniors in the ashram, were of no help, and would blame the victim for filing a complaint against Daati Maharaj. ANI

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