Conviction Spiritual healing, divination, and mediumship Traditional healing practitioners 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

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Convicted

Authority role

self-styled tantrik with a prior criminal history

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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

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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

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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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Source and tier basis: https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/history-sheeter-tantrik-convicted-of-marrying-and-molestin-a-minor-gets-life-imprisonment-in-sirohi-rajasthan-news-rjs25071106573 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 0e441a0cac3528c39e2c7f79fb1f165cdbc59755fc029800ab1ce2bc5e2b30aa
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.amarujala.com/video/rajasthan/sirohi/life-imprisonment-to-tantrik-history-sheeter-and-10-years-rigorous-imprisonment-to-his-associate-sirohi-news-c-1-1-noi1344-3158984-2025-07-12 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 3b869ca3f7c578a77dbb58118b1cfe435a2019e207d55fff14cf39ac19d8e7da
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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