Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: The 3rd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Subash C Gupta today awarded three years rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs 10,000 to Ashok Kumar son of Munshi Ram R/O Bajigar Basti, Bahu Fort,Jammu an alleged Tantrik for an offence relating to molestation and sexual exploitation of a young girl of marriageable age under the pretext of curing her from the influence of evil spirit namely 'Jalveer'.
According to the police case that on the basis of this written report of the prosecutrix , Police Station, Bagh-e-Bahu registered a Case FIR 41/2017 for commission of offences under section 376 of RPC. when the accused -Ashok Kumar started visiting the house of her father. It was further surfaced that the accused- Ashok Kumar started keeping bad eye upon the prosecutrix, when, she reached the age of 18 years. It was told by him to her parents that the prosecutrix was under the influence of evil spirit namely 'Jalveer'.
He suggested that she requires treatment. He conveyed them that he also knows the treatment of 'Jalveer'. It is further in the police investigating that her parents agreed for treatment as they have full faith upon him. He referred himself also as faith healer -'Tantrik'. Thereafter, in the year 2014, treatment of prosecutrix was started by the accused. In the garb of the same, he started causing sexual harassment to her . On objections being raised about her sexual harassment, he told her that the treatment of 'Jalveer' is to be undertaken by him as if, he is her husband. In the currency of afore referred treatment, accused used to take her in different rooms and committed rape with her.
On being told by her regarding the afore mentioned happening to her family members , they did not pay any heed, in this regard. Her father , brother and sister treat the accused -Ashok Kumar as their 'Spiritual Teacher ( Guru). He had also developed friendship with her father. They did not believe the prosecutrix. Thereafter, on16.4.2017, he went to the house of her maternal uncles at Jindrah, Jammu. She narrated all the happenings occurred with her to her maternal uncles at Jindrah. They advised her to lodge FIR, in the atter. Thereafter, on 20.4.2017, she lodged the written report with the police. --(JNF) |
