“Karnataka: Maulvi arrested for repeatedly raping a minor girl in the name of conducting exorcism in Chitradurga, had brainwashed her brother into believing this is a cure”, Opindia, June 4, 2024:

“On Monday (3rd June), Karnataka Police arrested a Maulvi (cleric) in Chitradurga district on charges of repeatedly raping a minor girl on the pretext of curing the ‘possessed’ girl from evil spirits. According to reports, Maulvi had even brainwashed the victim’s brother into believing that she was possessed by evil spirits and that sexually assaulting her would cure it.

The Police added that Maulvi and the brother of the minor victim committed the heinous crime every week for over six months. The Maulvi committed the crime at her house under the pretext of holding a special ritual to cure her of exorcism. 

The Maulvi is from Uttar Pradesh and he was practicing at a local mosque in Chitradurga where the girl had been attending Quranic studies for three years. The crime took place under the jurisdiction of Chitradurga Women’s Police Station. Police have booked the Maulvi and the minor’s brother under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act…..”

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