'I Am God, Obey Me': Woman Accuses Vrindavan-Based Preacher Indradev Of Sexual Assault

Vrindavan-based preacher Indradev Maharaj has been booked on charges of sexual abuse and intimidation after a woman devotee from Pune in Maharashtra accused him of forcing himself on her when she was staying at his Sevadham Ashram in the Uttar Pradesh town earlier in 2023 and of obscene acts over video calls thereafter.Kashimira police station in Mira-Bhayandar registered a Zero FIR transferable to Mathura, where the alleged crime took place. Indradev has not yet reacted.

At a press conference held by an activist and the woman, there were other women too who made accusations, though so far there's one FIR.The complainant in that FIR alleged that Indradev called her to his room late at night while she was staying at his Sevadham Ashram in Vrindavan in 2023. She said he shut the door and forced himself on her.

According to the complaint, she was told to say she was going to fetch medicine if anyone asked where she was going.The woman further alleged that the preacher made her undress during video calls, performed obscene acts and recorded them.