Molestation accused Baba Virendra Dev Dixit ashram found - 3 girls rescued

Madhya Pradesh, Dec 27: Another ashram of self-styled godman Baba Virendra Dev Dixit has been raided. The ashram has been found in Indore of Madhya Pradesh and three girls rescued from there, police said.

Two of the rescued girls are minors.

The minor girls have been handed over to Childline India Foundation -- a non-government organisation for children in distress -- while the elder one has been sent to the local unit of Nari Niketan. The registers recovered from this ashram mention names of several other women, including some old women.

"We came to know of a spiritual centre of the 'godman' in Subhash Nagar area of the city. We raided the centre on Monday night and rescued three girls, out of which two are from Bihar and one from West Bengal," Indore Deputy Inspector General of Police Harinarayan Chari Mishra said.

The police officer said: "action is being initiated against the house owner for not informing the police about the irregularities taking place there.”

Last week, the Delhi Commission for Women had rescued more than 45 minor girls from two different ashrams run by Dixit where girls and women were allegedly being kept in illegal confinement in the name of religious preaching.