‘Godman’, secretary held for raping school teacher

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NEW DELHI: A self-styled godman and his woman secretary have been arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old private school teacher at his ashram in west Delhi’s Janakpuri in July, police said on Sunday.

While the alleged godman, 40-year-old Hari Narayan, allegedly raped the woman after spiking her food, his secretary assisted him and touched the woman inappropriately, Monika Bhardwaj, deputy commissioner of police (west), said.

The police have also arrested the woman’s female colleague for allegedly luring her to the ashram.

“The colleague was also present at the crime scene,” said the DCP.

Police said the woman works at a private school. “When the woman shared personal problems with her colleague, she advised her to go through a spiritual healing at an ashram in Janakpuri,” said an officer.

Claiming that she too had Woman shares her problems with a colleague, who advises to undergo a “spiritual healing” The colleague accompanies her to the Janakpuri ashram in July The godman begins “healing process” by asking her eat food, which she alleges was spiked The godman allegedly rapes her and his secretary allegedly touches her inappropriately.

been healed “miraculously”, the colleague allegedly recommended visiting Hari Narayan who runs a small “spiritual centre” named Aadya Param Yog Peeth in Janakpuri.

The woman and her colleague visited the ashram on July 10. Prior to that, the colleague allegedly instructed her to eat only fruits for “detoxification”.

At the ashram, the duo was greeted by 38-year-old Sakshi, who had been working as The woman writes to Delhi Commission for Women

The Delhi Commission for Women helps her approach police with a complaint.

A case of rape and criminal conspiracy is registered

The godman is arrested from Haldwani in Uttarakhand while the two women are arrested from Delhi on September 30

Narayan’s secretary for the last four years.

“Before the woman could meet Narayan, his secretary drew her into hours-long conversations, leaving her physically and mentally drained,” said an officer, quoting the victim.

The woman wanted to return home without meeting Narayan but was allegedly convinced by her colleague and the secretary to stay back for the night.