Overview
- A sevadar identified as Sachin was arrested and remanded to judicial custody after police registered an FIR on September 24.
- The minor disclosed the alleged incident to his father and Child Welfare Committee counsellors on September 23, and the CWC notified police.
- Police have charged the accused under Section 10 of the POCSO Act and Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are investigating when and where the offence occurred and whether others were involved.
- The child was placed in protective care with his father and taken to a Khanpur Kalan hospital for medical examination and counselling under established child-protection procedures.
- The case has attracted scrutiny because it occurred at Satlok Ashram, led by Rampal who was granted bail earlier this year in litigation dating to 2014, and authorities say further legal proceedings will follow as evidence is gathered.