Man accuses ISKCON of ‘brainwashing’ daughter, Gujarat HC seeks response
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A retired army man has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking the return of his missing daughter, who has been allegedly ‘under the influence and brainwashing of priests from the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple’ on SG Highway for the past six months, according to the complaint.
The petitioner has raised serious allegations in his petition, including claims that his daughter’s life is in danger and that she is regularly being given drugs, including cannabis.
During the hearing of the Habeas Corpus petition filed by the father, it was stated that his daughter had been regularly visiting the ISKCON temple for worship and prayers. During these visits, she allegedly came into contact with certain priests at the temple. The petition claims that these priests brainwashed the petitioner’s daughter and took her under their influence.
As a result, on June 27, 2024, the petitioner’s daughter reportedly ran away from home with 230 gm of gold and ₹3.62 lakh in cash, leaving with one of the priests from the temple.
The petitioner claimed that despite his repeated pleas to the Meghaninagar Police, the Sola Police Station, and the police commissioner, no effective action has been taken by the authorities to find his daughter, leading to her continued disappearance for several months.
The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Sangeeta Vishen and Justice Sanjeev Thaker, directed the state government, the city police commissioner, the PI of Meghaninagar Police Station, and the ISKCON authorities, including Nilesh Deshwani, Sundar Mama Prabhu, Murli Prabhu, Nardmuni (also known as Nirmoi Murli Manohar Prabhu), Ankita Sindhi, Harishankardaras Maharaj, Akshaytithi Kumari, Mohit Prabhujji Maharaj, and others, to respond to the petition against the corpus.
The high court has directed the authorities to present the missing woman in court and scheduled the next hearing for January 9.
Content retrieved from: https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/man-accuses-iskcon-of-brainwashing-daughter-gujarat-hc-seeks-response.
