UP court docket orders FIR towards Swami Avimukteshwaranand in sexual exploitation case | India Information
NEW DELHI: A particular POCSO court docket in Prayagraj on Saturday directed the police to register an FIR towards Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Swami Mukundanand Giri in reference to allegations of sexual exploitation.ADJ (POCSO Act) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia ordered the FIR registration and an in depth investigation into the matter. The case can be registered at Jhunsi police station following the court docket’s instructions. The appliance below Part 173(4) was filed by Shakumbhari Peethadhishwar Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj, in search of strict motion, information company ANI reported. The transfer comes amid a backdrop of controversy surrounding Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati. Final month, the seer claimed he was prevented from taking a ritual dip on the Sangam throughout the Magh Mela in Prayagraj, main him to stage an 11-day sit-in protest. Talking to reporters in Varanasi, he stated, “After I sat there for 11 days, no official requested me to take a dip. Now it’s too late. I’ll go to the Magh Mela subsequent 12 months and take a respectful tub.”The seer had additionally urged Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to cease beef exports from the state and declare the cow as ‘Rajya Mata’, calling it a measure of the federal government’s dedication as a “Hindu sympathiser.”The controversy traces again to January 18, when Swami Avimukteshwaranand, travelling in a palanquin to the Sangam for Mauni Amavasya, was requested by officers to dismount and proceed on foot on account of heavy crowds. The Mela administration alleged that his supporters broke a barricade on a pontoon bridge, inflicting crowd administration points.Following the incident, the seer protested outdoors the Shankaracharya camp, demanding an apology and a dignified escort for the ritual tub. The administration additionally issued a discover questioning his use of the title of Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth, citing a civil attraction pending earlier than the Supreme Courtroom.The row triggered political and administrative reactions. Prashant Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner within the Uttar Pradesh GST division, resigned citing ethical causes and Bareilly metropolis Justice of the Peace Alankar Agnihotri additionally stepped down, highlighting considerations over the alleged insult to the seer. The Congress occasion introduced a marketing campaign towards the perceived insult, demanding that the state governor take suo motu cognisance.