Shankaryacharya like setup seem to up and going at Sabarimala. This news was not accessible from ndtv or telegraphindia websites. apparently, the links had been disabled after the initial posting.
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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Posted online: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 at 1310 hours IST
KOCHI, AUGUST 2:Â <b>Three persons, including a woman, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a complaint filed by one of the supreme priests of Sabarimala, who had alleged that he was manhandled and photographed with a woman.</b>
Police DIG K Padmakumar said that <b>Sobha John,</b> one of the witness turned accused in the case, was one among those arrested.
<b>In his complaint, the thantri, Kandararu Mohanaru, alleged that he was manhandled and photographed with a woman on July 23 in a flat at Kochi by a six-member gang.</b>
The thantri had in his complaint stated that he had gone to the flat belonging to Shobha John in search of a servant.
Soon after he reached the flat, he was allegedly manhandled and photographed, he had stated.
The two others arrested were <b>vigil</b> and <b>Anil Kumar,</b> two drivers of the woman, police sources said.
The drivers had helped in arranging and bringing into the flat the six-member gang, the sources stated.
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Thursday, August 03,2006
KOCHI: A woman facing charges in sex racket cases and two others were arrested in connection with the Sabarimala priest scandal.
The arrests were carried out on a complaint filed by the priest, Mohanararu Kantararu, that he was manhandled, threatened and forcibly photographed with a woman on July 23 in her flat.
Prime accused <b>Sobha John, (38), her driver Vigil (32) and helper Anil Kumar (36),</b> had âconfessedâ to the crime, police said.
The case took several twists and turns as the priest, who first filed a complaint that he was abducted and taken to the flat, later modified his statement, saying he had gone there on his own. But he stuck to his complaint that the accused had taken away jewels, weighing 40 sovereigns, as well as cash and demanded Rs 30 lakh.
The police, which had at first dismissed the complaint as âfalseâ, began an investigation after he modified it.
Expressing happiness at the arrests, Mohanararu, who was removed from the post after the scandal surfaced, told reporters here that once the investigation is complete, everyone would realise that he was innocent.
The police had earlier claimed that the priest was a frequent visitor to the flat and had gone there at least 20 times of late.
Mohanararuâs lawyer K. Ramkumar said the case was moving in the right direction. âThe police should investigate the conspiracy behind the attempt to malign the priest and those responsible for it,â he said. âWhy the priest had gone to the flat is not important.â
The police are on the lookout for a five-member gang that is believed to have threatened the priest and taken away the valuables.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Three held for 'manhandling' Sabarimala priest
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Posted online: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 at 1310 hours IST
KOCHI, AUGUST 2:Â <b>Three persons, including a woman, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a complaint filed by one of the supreme priests of Sabarimala, who had alleged that he was manhandled and photographed with a woman.</b>
Police DIG K Padmakumar said that <b>Sobha John,</b> one of the witness turned accused in the case, was one among those arrested.
<b>In his complaint, the thantri, Kandararu Mohanaru, alleged that he was manhandled and photographed with a woman on July 23 in a flat at Kochi by a six-member gang.</b>
The thantri had in his complaint stated that he had gone to the flat belonging to Shobha John in search of a servant.
Soon after he reached the flat, he was allegedly manhandled and photographed, he had stated.
The two others arrested were <b>vigil</b> and <b>Anil Kumar,</b> two drivers of the woman, police sources said.
The drivers had helped in arranging and bringing into the flat the six-member gang, the sources stated.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Woman held in priest case
Thursday, August 03,2006
KOCHI: A woman facing charges in sex racket cases and two others were arrested in connection with the Sabarimala priest scandal.
The arrests were carried out on a complaint filed by the priest, Mohanararu Kantararu, that he was manhandled, threatened and forcibly photographed with a woman on July 23 in her flat.
Prime accused <b>Sobha John, (38), her driver Vigil (32) and helper Anil Kumar (36),</b> had âconfessedâ to the crime, police said.
The case took several twists and turns as the priest, who first filed a complaint that he was abducted and taken to the flat, later modified his statement, saying he had gone there on his own. But he stuck to his complaint that the accused had taken away jewels, weighing 40 sovereigns, as well as cash and demanded Rs 30 lakh.
The police, which had at first dismissed the complaint as âfalseâ, began an investigation after he modified it.
Expressing happiness at the arrests, Mohanararu, who was removed from the post after the scandal surfaced, told reporters here that once the investigation is complete, everyone would realise that he was innocent.
The police had earlier claimed that the priest was a frequent visitor to the flat and had gone there at least 20 times of late.
Mohanararuâs lawyer K. Ramkumar said the case was moving in the right direction. âThe police should investigate the conspiracy behind the attempt to malign the priest and those responsible for it,â he said. âWhy the priest had gone to the flat is not important.â
The police are on the lookout for a five-member gang that is believed to have threatened the priest and taken away the valuables.
http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=...r&Country=INDIA
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