The victim alleged that the pontiff sexually assaulted her on several occasions in the past five years even when she was a minor.
Balamanjunath Mahaswamiji of Vidya Chowdeshwari Peeth
Balamanjunath Mahaswamiji of Vidya Chowdeshwari Peeth in Karnataka’s Tumakuru was arrested on charges of rape under POCSO Act based on a complaint by a 20-year-old woman. She alleged that the seer started abusing her ever since she was 15. He also forced her to attend lewd video chats. The police registered a case under sections 376, 354, and other relevant POCSCO sections.