FIR Against Vinayak Raut, Son of Harassment Based on Daughter-in-Law’s Complaint
Police said the case was filed under Maharashtra’s Anti-Superstition Act after the complainant alleged forced rituals, cow urine consumption and physical abuse.
- In Thane, police registered an FIR against former Shiv Sena leader Vinayak Raut and family members after his daughter-in-law Girija Raut accused them of subjecting her to physical abuse and forced occult rituals.
- Girija Raut alleged the family forced her to consume cow urine and pulled her hair while relying on self-styled spiritual healers for occult practices linked to superstition and black magic.
- Investigators arrested self-styled godman Firoz Sheikh, while police are tracing named individuals Firoz Baba and Kazi Baba; corporator Gitesh Raut was also named in the FIR at Kapurbawdi Police Station.
- Authorities stated the investigation will determine the role of each accused and whether additional legal action is warranted; Vinayak Raut has not publicly responded to the allegations.
- Maharashtra enforces the 2013 Black Magic Act to criminalize human sacrifice, exorcisms, and Aghori practices, with imprisonment ranging from months to seven years, or life sentences if a fatality occurs.
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Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Vinayak Raut booked: Daughter-in-law claims torture during overseas trips—forced pills, fed cow urine
Former MP Vinayak Raut and six others face allegations of torture and involvement in black magic by his daughter-in-law. The complaint detailed abuse during overseas trips, forced medication. Raut denied these accusations, citing ongoing divorce proceedings.
Former Sena-UBT MP's daughter-in-law accuses him of torture, black magic
Former Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha member Vinayak Raut, his son, and five others have been booked for allegedly physically, mentally, and financially torturing his daughter-in-law, Girija Raut, and subjecting her to black magic. The complaint details allegations of abuse, medical negligence, and occult rituals, which the Raut family vehemently denies, stating the accusations are an attempt to pressure them amidst ongoing divorce proceedings.
Forced to drink cow urine: Sena UBT leader's daughter-in-law alleges black magic
Girija Raut, the daughter-in-law of former Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Vinayak Raut, has alleged she suffered years of mental and physical harassment by her in-laws, and was forced to drink cow urine and strands of her hair plucked for black magic rituals.
'Occult rituals to help her conceive, forced pills': Daughter-in-law accuses former MP Vinayak Raut, family of harassment; 5 booked
Vinayak Raut and six others face charges following a complaint by his daughter-in-law. Girija Raut alleged physical and mental harassment after her marriage in December 2017. She claimed occult rituals and unidentified pills were administered to help her conceive. Girija stated prolonged mental harassment prevented her from speaking out earlier. Police have arrested one accused, Firoz Baba, and are investigating further.
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