Search Virender Dev Dixit for a reward of five lacks, CBI urges
New Delhi, July.04 (HS): CBI has declared a reward of Rs. five lakh on Self styled godman Virender Dev Dikshit. He is facing charges of rape and kidnapping. He was also recently chargesheeted by the CBI.
In an attempt to nab self-styled godman Virendra Dev Dixit, the CBI has issued a reward of Rs 5 lakh for providing any information regarding the location of the god man. The agency has urged citizens to share any information with it on phone 011-24368657, fax 01124368662 and email spstfdel@cbi.gov.in that can lead to the arrest of Virendra Dev Dixit.
In February last year, a lookout circular was issued against him by the agency. Dixit’s Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya was in news in December last year when Delhi Police along with Delhi Commission for Women rescued 40 women from the ashram. The ashram, which is situated in Delhi’s Rohini, was owned by Dixit. A number of complaints were filed against him by a group of parents who alleged that he was sexually exploiting minor girls in his ashram.
After receiving the complaints, the authorities raided the ashram and found that the girls were kept in inhumane conditions. They were confined to small rooms with no sunlight and metal bars blocking the exit.
Over a period of time, the Delhi Police registered three FIRs. A month later on directions of Delhi High Court, 67 minor girls were rescued from the ashram and later case was handed over to CBI.
