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The Rape Case Of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

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The godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two saadhvis at the Dera Sacha Sauda ashram. More horrors in his ashram allegedly took place with the consent of followers - castration of male devotees, being the most gruesome of them. From 2000 followers, over 400 followers were reportedly brought under the scalpel in Dera Sacha Sauda hospital for bringing them closer to God.But it isn’t just Gurmeet Singh who experienced sexual favours under ‘divine’ pretexts, cloaking them in secrecy. The survivors of sexual assaults in 'Swami' Nithyananda's ashram have spoken about dumpyard of condoms and narcotics in the corner of a compound wall and non-disclosure agreements and sex contracts. The chargesheet of the rape case against Nithyananda revealed that sexual exploitation was …show more content…

It is like a perpetual binding agreement,"said the former devotee The survivor further alleges that they were not given time to read the clauses and were told that it was "regular, routine stuff to do with confidentiality". A few who tried to read the document were accused of wavering devotion. They were asked, "Don't you trust swamiji?" Those who tried to question the 'Swamiji' or his decisions were allegedly dealt with force, threat or intimidation. Now, with media attention back on self-proclaimed godmen and the exploitation they met out to devotees, several have come out to question the case pending against Nithyanandha. The case against Nithyananda is currently pending for trial at the Ramanagara sessions court, the trial has not even started. The accused has filed a discharge petition, where they have claimed that there is no prima facie case. Nityananda's counsel has requested that he be discharged without the hardship of trial. The Court's order on the petition is still awaited. The judge can

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