AGRA (INDIA)
Times of India
December 28, 2017
By Anuja Jaiswal
AGRA: A 35-year-old Vrindavan katha vachak (one who recites religious texts for the audience), named Vasudev Giri, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of raping two girls from Maharashtra.
In a complaint to the police, the survivors have alleged that the suspect had been sexually exploiting them for the past three months. They claimed that they had come to him to learn recital of Bhagwad Gita.
Police said that they were tipped off about the case by a caller and when they reached Moti Jheel area, they found the local residents thrashing the katha vachak.
According to the police, the girls, who are around 18 years old, hail from Maharashtra. The suspect also reportedly hails from the same area.
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