'Rescue my family from Nithyananda's custody'

TIRUNELVELI: Urging the police to rescue his wife and two children from the custody of Swami Nithyananda and his disciple Osho Mani, a fruit shop owner from Palayamkottai lodged a complaint with the Tirunelveli city police commissioner on Friday.

In the petition, K Sagaya George (43) of Samathanapuram in Palayamkottai said that he had married his sister's daughter, Arokya Vimala 15 years ago and the couple had two sons. In 2005, Arokya Vimala became ill, and they came to know about a doctor Osho Mani of Udayarpalayam in Salem district through an advertisement in a newspaper.

When they visited him, Osho Mani said that he was the chief disciple of Swami Nithyananda and in the name of giving treatment and teaching acupuncture, he charged Rs 50,000. He also got Rs 25,000 from Arokya

Vimala for a financial scheme and enrolled her as an agent in the scheme without Sagaya George's consent. Osho Mani told her that if Rs 5,000 is given every month for the scheme for 25 years, they would get Rs 15 lakh as refund. Sagaya George further said that Osho Mani took her to Nithyananda's meetings and his 'dhayana pedams' and made her place photos of Nityanada and Osho Mani in her house and do poojas. Moreover, Osho Mani took his wife and two children to Chennai and put them under his custody. "He did not allow me to see my wife and children", Sagaya George added.

When George contacted him over phone, Osho Mani said that his wife and children were at Nithyananda's ashram in Bangalore and directed him to ask Nithyananda about them. In this circumstances, he came to know through newspapers that Nithyananda was arrested on charges of sexual abuse and he approached the police.

"Please take action against Osho Mani and Nithyananda and rescue my wife and two children", Sagaya George requested the police in his petition.

When Express contacted Tirunelveli city police commissioner AK Singh, he said that after receiving the petition, he had sent it to the respective police officials. Enquiry was on, he added.

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