ALLAHABAD: Mahanirvani Akhara (a significant Shaivite akhara in India) suspended rape-accused saint Daati Madan Lal alias Daati Maharaj on Wednesday, months after he used to be booked for raping and sexually harassing a feminine disciple in a single his ashrams. Despite an FIR, Daati has no longer been arrested yet.
"As he has been accused of some serious charges, we didn't want people to point any fingers at the akhara. Hence, we have decided to suspend him till he is given a clean chit by the investigating agency," said Mahanirvani Akhara secretary Mahant Ramsevak Giri.
Giri added that Daati could be "welcomed back" if he's acquitted. The seer, who used to be additionally bestowed with the name of 'Mahamandleshwar' (religious head) by way of the akhara in Haridwar, had allegedly raped a girl two times in his ashrams in Rajasthan and Delhi in 2016. Giri said Daati used to be forbidden from using the name of 'Mahamandeleshwar' till he's acquitted.
"As he has been accused of some serious charges, we didn't want people to point any fingers at the akhara. Hence, we have decided to suspend him till he is given a clean chit by the investigating agency," said Mahanirvani Akhara secretary Mahant Ramsevak Giri.
Giri added that Daati could be "welcomed back" if he's acquitted. The seer, who used to be additionally bestowed with the name of 'Mahamandleshwar' (religious head) by way of the akhara in Haridwar, had allegedly raped a girl two times in his ashrams in Rajasthan and Delhi in 2016. Giri said Daati used to be forbidden from using the name of 'Mahamandeleshwar' till he's acquitted.
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