A self-proclaimed occultist (tantrik) was remanded to police custody in Jhalawar district after he allegedly abducted and raped a minor girl for over three days.
Kota:A self-proclaimed occultist (tantrik) was remanded to police custody in Jhalawar district on Tuesday after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a minor girl for over three days, police said.
According to police, Prahald Mehar (41) of the district allegedly raped the minor girl repeatedly after promising her family to perform some rituals on the victim to remove the "ill influence of spirits" on her.
Mehar had also promised the family that the rituals would get them rid of their debts.
The matter came to light on June 23 when the survivour's father filed a police complaint.
According to the complaint, Mehar, promising to rid the family of their problems, called them to his Ashram under Raipur police station limits on June 22, Jhalawar SP Richa Tomer said.
There, he pretended to perform the rituals on the minor girl till late at night; however, the two were missing from the place on June 23 morning.
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