HYDERABAD: Seven young women, including an aeronautical engineer, who were allegedly confined in an ashram run by Om Jai Baba in Keesara were ‘rescued’ on Sunday night and sent for medical examination after complaints of alleged sexual abuse were raised by one of the parents.
The high voltage drama began unfolding at Om Jai Baba Ashram in Keesara on Sunday when the mother of one of the girls raised an alarm after not being allowed to meet her daughter. The police based on the complaint tried to check the ashram premises, but were not allowed insides.
But they managed to get inside the ashram and rescued all the seven girls. They were sent for medical examination on Monday and later produced before Medchal magistrate. Police registered cases against the Baba and are likely to arrest him.
The women who were rescued, however, denied any abuse in the ashram. The daughter of the complainant also denied any sort of coercion from the ashram authorities and wanted to go back. “They said there was no abuse and maintained that meditation and yoga were the only things they took part. In fact they signed a document stating that they are willfully staying there,” police said.“Preliminary investigations revealed that there was no abuse. No traces of drugs were also found on them,” ACP K Shiva Kumar said.