ISKCON monk in Bengal goes missing after sexual abuse complaint emerges- The New Indian Express

By IANS

KOLKATA: Jagadartiha Das, a monk and the chief coordinator of the globally acclaimed International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple at Mayapur in West Bengal’s Nadia district has gone missing after a safety guard of the temple filed a complaint at a neighborhood police station towards him.

According to the FIR filed at Nabadwip Police Station, the monk allegedly summoned his safety guard to his room and sexually abused him. Local police sources stated that though earlier too there have been comparable complaints of sexual abuse towards the identical monk, this was the primary time a proper police complaint has been filed.

The Nadia district police Superintendent Ishani Paul has confirmed to the media individuals {that a} complaint has been filed towards the stated monk and he’s but to be arrested as he went absconding. She additionally confirmed that the police have began a probe into the matter and have begun the method of monitoring the accused monk.

The accused monk has been charged underneath Section 377 (unnatural offences), Section 342 (wrongful confinement) and Section 506 (felony intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Meanwhile, the temple authorities have taken up the matter significantly and so they have expelled Das, who was often known as Jayanta Kumar Saha throughout his pre-monastery days, from the affiliation.

In his complaint, the safety guard alleged that the accused monk additionally threatened of getting him sacked if he opened his mouth in regards to the abuse. The sufferer allegedly knowledgeable the police that beforehand too different employees of the temple have been sexually abused, although they remained silent in the face of threats.

<br /> KOLKATA: Jagadartiha Das, a monk and the chief coordinator of the globally acclaimed International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple at Mayapur in West Bengal’s Nadia district has gone missing after a safety guard of the temple filed a complaint at a neighborhood police station towards him.</p> <p>According to the FIR filed at Nabadwip Police Station, the monk allegedly summoned his safety guard to his room and sexually abused him. Local police sources stated that though earlier too there have been comparable complaints of sexual abuse towards the identical monk, this was the primary time a proper police complaint has been filed.</p> <p>The Nadia district police Superintendent Ishani Paul has confirmed to the media individuals {that a} complaint has been filed towards the stated monk and he’s but to be arrested as he went absconding. She additionally confirmed that the police have began a probe into the matter and have begun the method of monitoring the accused monk.googletag.cmd.push(perform() {googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });</p> <p>The accused monk has been charged underneath Section 377 (unnatural offences), Section 342 (wrongful confinement) and Section 506 (felony intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the temple authorities have taken up the matter significantly and so they have expelled Das, who was often known as Jayanta Kumar Saha throughout his pre-monastery days, from the affiliation.</p> <p>In his complaint, the safety guard alleged that the accused monk additionally threatened of getting him sacked if he opened his mouth in regards to the abuse. The sufferer allegedly knowledgeable the police that beforehand too different employees of the temple have been sexually abused, although they remained silent in the face of threats.<br />