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  • Andhra Pradesh seer accused of raping minor
  • The orphaned girl was staying at a seer's ashram since 2 years
  • Seer arrested, case filed under POCSO Act

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Andhra Pradesh seer accused of raping minor, arrested

An Andhra Pradesh seer has been arrested after a minor staying at his ashram accused him of repeatedly raping her. 

Andhra Pradesh seer accused of raping minor, arrested

A seer in Andhra Pradesh was arrested on June 19 for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl over months in his Visakhapatnam ashram.

Purnananda Saraswati was arrested after the orphan minor escaped from the ashram to Vijayawada and filed a complaint. A case has been registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act.

According to the police, the girl has said that the seer of repeatedly tortured and sexually assaulted her. The police said that the girl's parents died when she was young and her maternal grandmother left her at the ashram two years ago.

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