Hindu Cleric Arrested For Raping Two Schoolgirls In India

Hindu religious cleric identified as "Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru have been arrested by the Indian Police for raping two minor schoolgirls at his seminary.

He was arrested on Thursday, 1st September 2022, six days after a complaint which was filed against him sparked protests in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

It was gathered that 'Sharanaru has denied the allegations and called it a conspiracy, he was charged to court on Friday and was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.

The 64-year-old Hindu cleric has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. 

The police have also invoked the Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Atrocities Act against him after one of the survivors said she was a Dalit — formerly known as untouchables under India's caste hierarchy.

Sharanaru heads the Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga city. It runs more than 150 spiritual and educational institutions across the state.

A case was filed against him on 26 August after two girls — both of whom were students at the seminary — approached a non-profit in Mysore city and alleged that he had abused them for years. In the complaint, the girls said that Sharanaru would call them to his chambers and then sexually assault them.

Reported By: Muhammad Isah Ramat
Sunday, 4th September 2022

Ramat Unlimited ®

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