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Swami arrested for raping minor girl in ashram

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Posted: Oct 29, 2012 at 0855 hrs IST

Visakhapatnam An orphanage director was arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl inmate, police said.

Swami Poornananda (52) was apprehended under section section 376 (punishment for rape) of the IPC after the victim lodged a complaint against him, they said.

The accused is head of the city-based Swami Gnananda Ashram which houses an orphanage and old-age home.

He was picked up from the ashram premises along with a woman, police said.

It is suspected that the alleged incident might have taken some three months back as claimed by the girl, police said.

Meanwhile, members of a tribal students association thrashed the accused alleging that he had sexually assaulted other inmates of the shelter as well.

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proved false allegations on swamiji by Srinivasa Rao on 16 Dec 2012

Doctor's reports says that that minor girl is not raped and the swamiji is not capable of doing it! These are all false allegations made by the christian missinaries. Now media is calm they do not have guts to write somthing on religions other than Hindus

false allegations!! by Srinivasa Rao on 16 Dec 2012

Doctor's reports says that that minor girl is not raped and the swamiji is not capable of doing it! These are all false allegations made by the christian missinaries. Now media is calm they do not have guts to write somthing on religions other than Hindus

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