INDIA
Daily Mail
Guru who ordered 400 followers to be castrated ‘so they could be closer to God’ is investigated for grievous bodily harm in India
By AFP and DAMIEN GAYLE FOR MAILONLINE
A guru who ordered 400 of his followers to undergo castrations he said would bring them closer to God is under investigation by police in India.
The country’s top crime fighting agency registered a case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim – known as the ‘guru in bling’ for his penchant for garish clothes and jewellery – over the operations at his ashram.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Rahim is being investigated for criminal intimidation and causing grievous bodily hurt after an alleged 400 castrations were carried out.
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