Overview
- Police said they took cognisance, directed organisers to cancel the programme, and ordered the removal of all social media advertisements while instructing local stations to maintain vigil over upcoming events.
- The four-day event was advertised for December 25–28 under the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Foundation with Swami Dhyan Sumit of the Osho Ludhiana Meditation Society named as facilitator.
- Swami Dhyan Sumit said the retreat was tantra-based meditation, called the wording a misunderstanding, and confirmed cancellation and withdrawal of posters after authorities cited hurt Catholic sentiments.
- ARZ founder Arun Pandey lodged a complaint with the Crime Branch, the Catholic Association of Goa filed a police complaint, and Archbishop Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao publicly condemned the advertisement and urged an investigation.
- Women’s groups and tourism stakeholders pressed for verification of the organisers’ credentials, FIRs and legal probes into possible obscenity or exploitation, with Bailancho Saad citing a Rs 24,999 price and notifying the state women’s commission.