Alwar: Following the arrest and conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim, another baba landed in police custody for allegedly raping a 21-year-old girl in Alwar. Police on
Saturday arrested 60-year-old Kaushlendra Falahari Baba on charges of rape. He had admitted himself into a private hospital to evade arrest, said a report published by a leading English
daily.
“We arrested him on Saturday from the hospital where he was admitted, he was taken to a government hospital after which we will take him to the local court,” said a police official.
According to Alwar police, a zero FIR on the incident was lodged by the family at Bilaspur police station in Chhattisgarh, following which the investigating officer reached Alwar on
September 20. The case was subsequently handed over to Arvali Vihar Police Station in Alwar where the alleged crime had taken place.
In her statement, the rape survivor said that she had visited Divya Dham, aashram of the ‘godman’, on August 7. “She offered her first salary from the internship to the ‘godman’, who asked
her to stay for the night. While she stayed, the ‘godman’ invited her in his room at 7 pm and raped her,” the police officer said. “The ‘godman’ allegedly threatened the rape survivor, saying
his followers were politicians and top cops,” said the officer.
A team of police officials on Saturday took Baba to a government hospital for a medical check-up following which he was placed under arrest, added the report. The doctors of a private
hospital in Alwar where Baba was admitted told cops that Baba was medically fit and could be discharged.
When the police interrogated the Baba on Friday, he admitted to the fact that girl was present inside the Ashram on the day when the alleged crime had taken place. However, he also told
cops that he is impotent. The tainted godman told cops in a statement that he consumes several natural drugs which have permanently diminished all his sexual desires.
“He has made a very bizarre claim that he used to consume some ‘jadi butti’ (natural drugs) to diminish sexual desires. He said he used to drink some juice made of the banana tree,” said
the official, adding such claims have not been verified yet.
