Baba and the so-called holy men are the ruin of India, and even when the government imprisons two, another four emerge. At a time when public awareness about the role of the Baba is high. the cases of rape by these holy men will not diminish. India’s top tantrics, Baba Asa Ram and Ram Rahim Singh, have been jailed on multiple rape charges. News 18 has reported on another bizarre case in which a tantric named Baba Dwarkanath lured a young wife to his ashram and, after sending her husband to perform a religious ritual, repeatedly had carnal knowledge of her body with the pretext of curing his stomach ailment.
The incident took place at the Baba’s ashram in Vrindavan near Mathura in UP, India.
Baba Dwarkanath’s devious plan
The lady who firmly believed in Baba Dwarkanath’s powers visited the Ashram located in the Mathura district near Vrindavan together with her husband and four-year-old son to help heal a recurring stomach ailment. The Baba advised the couple to stay in the ashram for the night and assigned them a room on the first floor.
At night, Baba came to the room with a clay lamp (diva) and asked the husband to come down and stay there until the flame went out. He promised to invoke his powers in the meantime and heal the wife.
The husband duly came down and, in his absence, the Baba prevailed over the lady. He followed up with another round and threatened that if she did not comply, he would destroy his family with his power.
Judgment
The lady told her husband that she reported the matter to the police. With a new general awareness, the police jumped into action and, after due investigation and medical examination, charged Baba with rape under the IPC. The case was sent to fast track court. During the trial, the lady, for unknown reasons, denied that Baba Dwarkanath had raped her and said that the act was probably committed by someone else.
His evidence was ignored by the magistrate who now sentenced Baba Dwarkanath to 25 years in prison. This is a strict punishment, and Baba’s followers are appalled at the amount of the sentence. The police have sealed the ashram.
Last word
The case was transferred from the local session court to the fast track court and the trial was completed in four months. The case was heard by the additional district judge, Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi. In addition to the jail sentence, he also imposed a fine of 25,000 rupees and, in the event of non-payment, the defendant would have to face an additional jail term of 27 months.
