Conviction Hindu and Hindu-derived contexts Guru lineages, ashrams, and maths Tiruchirappalli, India · 1997

Swami Premananda: convicted of 13 rapes + murder; double life; died in custody

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Premananda used guru status, ashram control, and claims of spiritual authority to obtain sexual access to residents and suppress resistance.

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Wikipedia (2026) 'Swami Premananda (guru)' [summarizing the 1997 convictions before the Indian courts]. Available at: en.wikipedia.org (Accessed: 15 July 2026).: Swami Premananda, the Sri Lankan-born guru of an ashram in Tamil Nadu: 'He was convicted of multiple counts of rape and a murder in 1997' — '13 counts of rape, molestations of two girls and murder' — and 'was sentenced to double life imprisonment'. He 'died on 21 February 2011 of acute liver failure, while being held in Cuddalore Central Prison.' The victims were girls resident in his ashram, under his spiritual authority.
court appellate judgment Kamalanantha and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court of India (Apr. 5, 2005).: The Supreme Court decision reviews the evidence and convictions arising from Premananda’s rape of thirteen ashram residents and the murder of Ravi, and addresses the liability of co-accused persons.

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