New Delhi, Dec 23: Police on Saturday raided two ashrams run by spiritual leader Virender Dev Dikshit at Siktarbad and Kampil and rescued 47 women and a minor girl.
The raid was done after serious allegations raised against his Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya in Delhi.
Facing a stiff opposition from the inmates, the police had to enter the ashrams through the roofs of the adjoining buildings, they said.
The women inmates of the ashrams demanded a search warrant for opening the gates and were also involved in a verbal spat with the police.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Tribhuvan Singh said the minor girl, rescued from the Siktarbad ashram, would be produced before a magistrate and her statement would be recorded soon.