''Godman'' held in Hyderabad for sexually assaulting woman

Hyderabad, October 18

The Hyderabad police have arrested a self-styled godman for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman.

The police acted after receiving a complaint from the woman, according to which Abdul Manan allegedly sexually assaulted her on the pretext of treatment.

“We received a complaint on Tuesday from the victim saying she met Abdul Manan a year ago for treatment. On the pretext of treatment he sexually assaulted her,” said NLN Raju, SHO, Humayun Nagar police station.

The police have registered a case against Manan under Section 376 of the IPC and have taken him in custody.

The victim alleged that she kept quiet for long as Manan had threatened to kill her children in case she revealed the matter to anyone.

“I met Manan a year ago and explained my health problem. After examining me he said someone had performed black magic on me, which would be removed by reading ‘dua’. In the process he took Rs 1 lakh from me and sexually assaulted me,” the victim said. ANI