Seer held on charge of sexually exploiting woman on promise of marriage
The case was registered on October 8, based on a complaint by the victim.
On October 12, the North East Women Police arrested a 45-year-old seer named Guru Nanjeshwara Shivacharya Mahaswamy for allegedly sexually exploiting a 25-year-old woman. The seer, also known as Dayananda, is the head of the Maddavanapura Devaveera Samsthana Mutt. The alleged victim, who had known the seer and his family for years, lived in a house belonging to the mutt since she was around 10 years old.
She studied at the mutt's school and college. The complaint, registered on October 8, alleges that the seer obtained the woman's mobile number by involving family members after a trip to Mysuru in 2023. He then sent her photographs from the outing and they began exchanging messages and phone calls. When the woman later asked him to marry her, he allegedly refused, abused her and threatened her with dire consequences, including claiming he would kill her if she disclosed the relationship. Police are conducting further investigation into the matter.
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