Eight sites in Delhi, owned by the self-styled godman Virendra Dev Dixit, were identified for raids, after a raid on the Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya in Rohini revealed a gory reality.
After Vijay Vihar in Rohini, members of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), the Delhi Police, and other authorities concerned conducted raids and rescued five more minors from suspected confinement in ashrams in Dwarka, Palam and Uttam Nagar on Saturday. Following this, the Delhi Police clarified that the Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya in Rohini, from where 41 girls were rescued, is far from getting a clean-chit.
Eight sites in Delhi, owned by the self-styled godman Virendra Dev Dixit, were identified for raids, after a raid on the Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya in Rohini revealed a gory reality.
DCW chief Swati Maliwal, who was present during the raid, said the same prison-like situation was found at the Mohan Garden site, where 21 girls were living in similar conditions. "The Ashram was smaller but prison like. The girls were kept locked. There were stacks of medicines and no registers were maintained. When questioned, all girls had evasive replies. Many girls are undergoing psychological treatment and have been shifted from the Vijay Vihar ashram," she said.
Maliwal added that locals told them that many girls were removed from the premises before the DCW's visit. "The Baba is operating under complete secrecy and these Ashrams seem to be den of illegal activities. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should shut down these Ashrams and arrest the Baba. All girls should be rescued. Further, the CBI should also investigate the role of the police and political leaders in this matter. I am glad that rescue operations are being undertaken in other parts of the country as well. This Baba should be put behind the bars immediatelt," the DCW chief said.
Meanwhile, during a press conference, Delhi Police PRO Madhur Verma said they have received complaints from parents of girls living in Vijay Vihar ashram a number of times. He said many inquiries were being done under the court's supervision and in many cases, counter complaints by girls were also given.
"In one case, the court had directed the police to provide protection to a girl living in the ashram and her parents were directed not to take her out of there forcefully. In another case, a victim was given liberty to live in the ashram, if she wished to. So far, two FIRs have been registered against this Ashram at the Vijay Vihar police station. Both matters are under investigation and statements of victims have been recorded," Verma said.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police further said that since the rescue of 41 girls, the police have visited the premises twice. "The matter is being probed as per directions from the High Court. The Delhi Police hace never given a clean chit to the ashram. The DCP concerned had visited the ashram earlier as well, on a complaint from a Rajasthan family that their daughter was forcefully confined there. The officer met their daughter personally," he said.
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