Delhi Police team raid Daati Maharaj's ashram

A team of Delhi Police team carried out search operations at the ashram of Daati Maharaj, a self-styled godman accused of raping a disciple, in Rajasthan on Saturday. The team, which failed to find the godman at the ashram, was accompanied by the rape victim, a district police official said.

He said the team conducted an inspection of the ashram to verify the victim's allegations.

The woman had filed a complaint last Sunday against Daati Maharaj at the Fatehpur Beri police station in south Delhi.

The case was later transferred to the Crime Branch. The woman alleged that she was sexually abused at Daati Maharaj's ashrams in Delhi and Rajasthan and also named two male disciples of the godman in her complaint.

Delhi Commission for Women recently demanded the godman's arrest. Earlier, Delhi Police issued a look out circular against Daati Maharaj to ensure that he does not leave the country.

The woman told the police that she had been a disciple of Daati Maharaj for a decade but after being raped by him, she returned to her home in Rajasthan.