Conviction Claimed spiritual healing or mediumship Anadara, Sirohi, Rajasthan, India · 2025

India: history-sheeter tantrik sentenced to life for luring a minor under a superstition pretext and forcing a fraudulent marriage

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

self-styled tantrik with a prior criminal history

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

The victim came under the defendant's influence through claimed exorcism/superstition-based authority, which he used to isolate her before staging a marriage to assert further control.

Exorcism or deliverance
Religious marriage or family control

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2025-07-11 · conviction and sentence

Special POCSO Court, Sirohi, Rajasthan, India. Ramlal alias Ramaaram, a tantrik with a prior criminal history, was convicted of luring a minor girl under a superstition/exorcism pretext, taking her to a forest to stage a fraudulent marriage ceremony, and sexually assaulting her. Special Judge Anoop Kumar Pathak sentenced him to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh; an accomplice who assisted in staging the fraudulent marriage registration was sentenced to 10 years and a Rs 20,000 fine.

Documented coercion mechanisms

superstition/exorcism pretext used to lure and isolate the victim
fraudulent marriage ceremony staged in a forest to assert a lasting claim over her

Primary record

Sources

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'नाबालिग से शादी और दुष्कर्म, हिस्ट्रीशीटर तांत्रिक को मिली ये बड़ी सजा', ETV Bharat, 11 Jul. 2025.: Report of the conviction, sentence and the exorcism/fraudulent-marriage facts.
national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'झाड़-फूंक के बहाने नाबालिग से जबरन शादी और ज्यादती, कोर्ट ने आजीवन कारावास की सजा सुनाई', Amar Ujala, 12 Jul. 2025.: Corroborating report confirming the exorcism pretext, sentence breakdown for both defendants.

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