May 14, 2023 11:52 pm | Updated 11:52 pm IST - GUNTURThe Nallapadu police arrested 11 persons, including a woman, in the alleged nude pujas case, and rescued two girls. The accused allegedly lured the victims by promising them ₹1 lakh each if they participated in the rituals for one hour. Suspecting the behaviour of the fake priest and his accomplices, one of the victims alerted the police through the Disha app. The following day, the accused took the girls to Nageswara Rao’s house at Ponnekallu, where puja was performed with the two girls in nude at 11 p.m.,” the SP said. On May 10, the accused allegedly took the girls to Aravinda’s house at Chilakaluripet and performed similar pujas, where the fake priest allegedly misbehaved with the victims and used abusive language when they resisted.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2023 01:51 UTC