Volunteer arrested for molesting boy, 11, at murder convict Rampal's ashram

A male sevadar (volunteer) has been arrested for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old boy at controversial preacher and murder convict Rampal's ashram in Haryana’s Sonipat district.The accused has been identified as Sachin, a sevadar at Satlok Ashram Dhanana Dham, local Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Jitendra Galhawat, told India Today's sister channel, Aaj Tak.The child's family, residents of Uttar Pradesh, had come to the ashram to perform seva (voluntary service).During their stay there, Sachin allegedly touched the boy in an inappropriate manner. The minor later disclosed the alleged incident to his father and counsellors of the Child Welfare Committee.The panel subsequently initiated an enquiry. Later, an FIR was registered by the police on the basis of a complaint lodged by the boy's father. Police have invoked Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.The purported crime surfaced months after Rampal was released from prison on bail in a case linked to the 2014 violence at the ashram.He was convicted and handed life imprisonment in a case related to the deaths of four women and a child in October 2018.- Ends(Based on inputs from Pawan Rathi)