A spiritual healer has let himself and family down after he r*ped a teenage 17-year-old girl who came to him for spiritual assistance.
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A 17-year-old girl was allegedly r*ped in Bahadurpura area in India by a man, who claimed to be a spiritual healer, police said on Tuesday.
The teenage girl suffering from a health problem went to the house of the accused Ahmed (45) on Monday when he allegedly r*ped her, Bahadurpura Police Station Inspector Guru Naidu said.
"We are investigating...no arrests have been made," the police officer said.
Ahmed claims to offer remedies to health problems through prayers, police said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), they said adding that further probe is on.