11 women arrested over assaulting man who cut ties with Irinjalakuda cult
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Thrissur: A Christian cult based at Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district is in the news again for wrong reasons. A man who had cut ties with the Emperor Emmanuel Church came under a mob attack on Friday. Eleven women, who are followers of the cult, were taken into custody and remanded.
Aloor Police have booked the women with charges including attempt to murder.
The mob attack happened before a retreat centre at Muriyad in Irinjalakuda. The women had ganged up and assaulted a man named Shaji who had parted ways with the Church. The women were arrested soon after the visuals of the assault surfaced.
The incident happened at Kapparakkadavu area Muriyad.
Shaji had cut ties with the Zion retreat centre under the Emperor Emmanuel Church. When Shaji and his family passed by in a car, the women blocked the vehicle, dragged Shaji out and assaulted him. They also damaged the car’s windshield.
Content retrieved from: https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/01/07/irinjakakuda-christian-cult-woman-attack-remanded.html.
Cults often deal harshly with former members. It seems they assume there is no legitimate reason to leave.