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Fake Baba Exploits Minor in Latur Under Pretext of 'Kundali Dosha' Removal; Arrested
- •A shocking incident in Latur where a fake baba sexually exploited a minor girl under the pretext of removing marriage obstacles.
- •The 40-year-old fake baba, Rameshwar Hanmantrao Ramdasi, assaulted a 17-year-old girl by claiming a 'Kundali Dosha' needed a home puja.
- •During the puja, the baba made the parents sit in another room, locked the girl in an upstairs room, and forced himself upon her.
- •The incident came to light three months later when the victim's health deteriorated, revealing she was pregnant.
- •The accused fake baba has been arrested, and a case has been registered at Vivekananda Chowk Police Station.
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A 40-year-old fake baba named Rameshwar Hanmantrao Ramdasi was arrested after a 17-year-old minor girl's family filed a complaint accusing him of sexually assaulting her under the pretext of removing a planetary defect from her horoscope. The victim's health deteriorated three months later, revealing she was pregnant.
The accused Rameshwar Ramdasi has been booked under sections 61/26 and 64(2)(M) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), sections 4, 6, 8, and 12 of the POCSO Act, and relevant sections of the Anti-Superstition Act at the Vivekananda Chowk Police Station.
Police Inspector Arvind Pawar stated that a court has remanded the accused fake baba to four days of police custody. Additionally, because the victim girl is three months pregnant, DNA testing of both the accused and the fetus will be conducted.
