UP court docket orders FIR in opposition to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in sexual exploitation case, seer responds | India Information

NEW DELHI: A particular POCSO court docket in Prayagraj on Saturday directed the police to register an FIR in opposition to 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 shall be registered at Jhunsi police station following the court docket’s instructions. The applying beneath Part 173(4) was filed by Shakumbhari Peethadhishwar Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj, searching for strict motion, information company ANI reported. Reacting to the court docket order seer mentioned, “Sure, it’s applicable. Solely when a case is registered will the next strategy of investigation and recording of testimony be accomplished. Solely then will the reality of the false case filed in opposition to us come earlier than everybody, and people chargeable for doing this may be punished. Due to this fact, it’s mandatory. We’d solely say that the court docket ought to proceed with this at a sooner tempo with out taking an excessive amount of time, as many individuals are watching this matter. Testimony must be recorded and a call taken as quickly as potential. What’s mistaken will stay mistaken, and the false case that has been filed will in the end be confirmed false.”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 mentioned, “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 as a consequence 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 enchantment 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 celebration introduced a marketing campaign in opposition to the perceived insult, demanding that the state governor take suo motu cognisance.