Overview
- A 25-year-old law student alleges that Rajguru attempted to hug and kiss her under the guise of offering ‘Vanaspati’ and a ‘mantra’ remedies for her brother at his Dhankawadi office.
- Pune City Police arrested 45-year-old astrologer Akhilesh Laxman Rajguru on Sunday following a complaint filed at Sahakarnagar Police Station.
- Rajguru has been charged under sections 74 (outraging modesty) and 78 (stalking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with provisions of the Maharashtra Black Magic Act.
- The invocation of Maharashtra’s Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Black Magic Act highlights state efforts to curb exploitation in alternative spiritual practices.
- Investigators are probing whether Rajguru may have targeted other clients with similar exploitative tactics.