A self-proclaimed Baba in Ambikapur allegedly assaulted a girl during a ritual after sending her mother to a temple.
Police have arrested the accused, who has been sent to jail.
A self-proclaimed Baba in Ambikapur allegedly assaulted a girl during a ritual after sending her mother to a temple.
Police have arrested the accused, who has been sent to jail.

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Ambikapur: In the Gandhinagar police station area of Ambikapur, a self-proclaimed Baba allegedly assaulted a girl during a ritual. The incident occurred in a colony where the Baba approached the girl's mother, claiming he could perform a ritual to ensure her daughter would receive a good marriage proposal and secure a job. He instructed the girl to bathe before the ritual and sent her mother to a Hanuman temple to offer 151 grains of rice. Additionally, he asked the girl's younger sister to stay outside the house during the ritual.
While the mother was at the temple, the Baba allegedly hypnotized the girl and assaulted her. Following the incident, the victim filed a report with the police. Authorities arrested the accused and presented him in court, after which he was sent to jail.