Incident Reports

‘Godman’ held on sexual exploitation charges

2017-11-21

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kirtipur, Ward 3

Police on Thursday made public a spiritual leader, who was arrested from Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, on sexual abuse charges. Guru Rinpochhe Chulthim Dorje Yontan, aka Tulku Lama, was found to be sexually abusing women followers, claiming that he had supernatural powers to heal any ailments. The 56-year-old self-proclaimed godman had been sexually abusing women for over a decade. “He would invite women visitors to a room, strip them naked and forcibly have sex with them,” said Deputy Inspector General of Police Pushkar Karki, chief of Central Investigation Bureau (CIB). “He would threaten those women to not disclose the incident to anyone, citing his influence. He would also warn them against having sex with any one else, saying that they would immediately die if they do so.” The CIB launched an investigation into the case after a woman filed a complain, saying that she had been repeatedly raped by Lama over years after she first approached him seeking treatment to an allergic reaction in her body. In her statement to police, the woman has said that “Lama would strip her naked and perform some kind of ritual”. She has stated that she was first raped two weeks into what Lama claimed a ‘therapy’. The incident came to light only recently, after the woman revealed her ordeal to her family members who reported it to the CIB. A special CIB team had approached Lama in his monastery, claiming to be his disciples and arrested him. Lama had even posted pictures of some of the victims on social media, police said. “This is a serious case of sexual assault and it runs deep. We suspect more women might have been subjected to sexual harassment at the hands of Lama. But they dread to open up over fears that godman might harm them,” said DIG Karki. The CIB said they are planning counseling sessions for the victims with support from Nepal Police Hospital. धार्मिक आवरणमा महिलाहरुलाई यौन शोषण गरेको आरोपमा 'धर्मगुरु' टुल्कु लामा पक्राउ परेका छन् । उनलाई प्रहरीको केन्द्रीय अनुसन्धान व्यूरो, महाराजगन्जले मंगलबार काठमाडौंको दक्षिणकाली नगरपालिका-१ चाल्नाखेल वोशनस्थित पेमा टासी छुल्ठिम घोम्बो कासुङबाट पक्राउ गरेको हो । आफूलाई अवतारी लामा भएको घोषणा गर्ने टुल्कुको धार्मिक नाम रिम्पोछे छुल्ठिम दोर्जे योञ्जन हो । सिन्धुली कुशेश्वर दुम्जा-९ का ५६ वर्षीय लामालाई मंगलबार पक्राउ गरेपनि प्रहरीले आज (बिहीबार) सार्वजनिक गरेको हो । उनले जुनसुकै रोग पनि निको पार्न सक्ने आफूसँग दैवी शक्ति रहेको भ्रममा पारी लामो समयदेखि उपचारमा आउने महिलामाथि यौनशोषण गर्दै आएको प्रहरी अनुसन्धानबाट खुलेको छ । पक्राउ परेका लामामाथि जिल्ला अदालत काठमाडौंबाट जबर्जस्ती करणी तथा विद्युतीय कारोबार ऐेनअन्तर्गतको मुद्दामा म्याद थप गरी अनुसन्धान भइरहेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । यी हुन् धर्मगुरु लामाबारे अनुसन्धानबाट खुलेका कुरा - करिब १० वर्षदेखि काठमाडौं जिल्ला दक्षिणकाली नपा १ चाल्नाखेल वोशनस्थित पेमा टासी छुल्ठिम घोम्बो कासुङ गुम्बा सञ्चालन गरिबसेको - उक्त गुम्बामा महिलाहरुको संख्या धेरै रहेको - उपचार गराउन आएका महिलाहरुलाई उपचारको क्रममा एकल कोठामा निर्वस्त्र गराई जबर्जस्ती शारीरिक सम्बन्ध राखेको, - पीडित महिलाहरुलाई योन शोषणको कुरा कसैलाई भनेको खण्डमा ठूलो क्षति हुन्छ, पुन: रोग बल्झिन्छ, रोगको उपचारको निम्ति निज गुरुसँगै यौन सम्पर्क राख्नुपर्छ, - गुरु तेत्तीस कोटी देउताको अवतार भएको, गुरु रिसाएमा अनिष्ठ हुने भनी डर त्रास देखाई भ्रममा पारेको, - पीडित महिलाहरुलाई परपुरुषसँग विवाह गरेमा तिम्रो मृत्युसमेत हुन्छ भनी त्रास देखाई पीडितहरुलाज्ञ बारम्बार यौन सम्पर्क गरेको,
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Sexual Assault
Weapons None
Primary Cause Rape/sexual assault
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Raped 5
Female Raped 5
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Jhapa , Local Newspaper - Mahottari

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