A case of alleged sexual abuse has sent shockwaves across Karnataka. A Chikkamagaluru-based yoga guru has been arrested on the charge of raping a foreign woman repeatedly by convincing her that they had a relationship in their previous birth.
According the FIR lodged at the rural police station, the victim, a non-resident Indian doctor working in the US, connected with Pradeep Ullal in 2020 through an online yoga class, was called to the yoga centre near Chikkamagaluru's Mallenahalli thrice in 2021 and 2022, where she was sexually assaulted.
She said in her complaint, “He touched me inappropriately, claiming that we had a relationship in our previous birth. He spoke to me spiritually, saying he was doing energy work, kundali block, and divine love, and sexually assaulted me. I returned to California and then came back on February 2, 2022, and stayed for 10 days. During the period, he raped me five to six times. I came again in July 2022 and stayed for 21 days, during which he raped me two or three times. As a result, I became pregnant. Eventually, I had a miscarriage.”
The police arrested the accused yoga guru based on the complaint.
