The High Court of Delhi has dismissed a bail petition of an astrologer accused of allegedly touching a woman inappropriately & attacking her with a knife.
Justice Yogesh Khanna dismissed the bail plea of astrologer Arun Kumar alias Suraj Shastri observing a cross-examination of the woman is yet to be conducted.
The Court said that "No ground for bail can be made at this stage. The petition stands dismissed".
The allegations against Arun Kumar were that, he being an astrologer, has cheated the complainant for a sum of Rs 1.50 lakhs from the prosecutrix to improve the health of her mother & to solve her personal problems.
Delhi Police alleged that Arun Kumar harassed the prosecutrix for about a year & a half & last on May 4, 2018, wherein he took her to a hotel where he (astrologer) said that he will perform puja for about three & half hours
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The prosecution claimed that "The astrologer kept chanting mantras for about two hours approximately & then he gave a break & asked the prosecutrix to sit on the bed. Thereafter, the astrologer started touching the prosecutrix inappropriately & even attacked on her neck with a knife".
The astrologer stabbed the woman many times with a knife, however, the woman, managed to escape from the room. The hotel staff saw her condition & took her to a separate room & called the police.
The prosecution said that the astrologer was probably trying to perform a human sacrifice & during the said incident the prosecutrix suffered a total of 7 injuries, including 3 on her neck.
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