Overview

• An FIR was registered at Bamitha police station under sections on defamation and hurting religious sentiments after Ravi Kant accused the spiritual leader of women trafficking.
• A viral video that sparked the dispute showed police stopping an ambulance with women allegedly residing at Bageshwar Dham, but officials have not verified those reports.
• Dhirendra Kumar Gaur of the Bageshwar Dham Committee filed the complaint saying the professor’s remarks offended millions of Hindus.
• Spiritual leader Dhirendra Shastri dismissed the trafficking allegations as a bid to discredit his anti-casteism and Hindu unity efforts.
• Shastri reaffirmed plans for a November 7–16 padyatra to rally supporters during the ongoing police investigation.