Prayagraj,

22 Feb (HS): On Sunday, a case was registered against Swami Avimukteshwarananda

under the POCSO Act at the Jhunsi police station in Prayagraj district, Uttar

Pradesh, on court orders, in connection with a sexual exploitation case. This

information was provided by Jhunsi police station in-charge, Inspector Mahesh

Mishra. The station in-charge stated that, based on the instructions of the

POCSO Act Special Court in Prayagraj, a case was registered against

Avimukteshwarananda and Mukundanand Brahmachari, residents of Chamoli Badrinath

Dham in Uttarakhand, and three unidentified individuals, based on a complaint

filed by the plaintiff, Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj, a disciple of the head

priest of Shri Tulsi Kunj, Chhattisgarh, located in Vrindavan, Mathura.

The

FIR includes Section 351 (3) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) 2023 and six

different sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.

It is noteworthy that on Saturday, the POCSO Act Special Court of the Prayagraj

District Court directed the Jhunsi police station to register a case and

investigate based on the plaintiff's complaint.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi