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guru in five-star sex trap for wealthy women Swamiji Kishore Shastri was portrayed in front-page newspaper advertisements as "India's famous astrologer" who had arrived in Colombo to solve problems of men and women. This was by "seeing face and photo with very positive results without horoscope," said the advertisements. Instead the Kompanna Veediya Police yesterday arrested the Swamiji for sexually abusing his unsuspecting clients. It followed a string of complaints from those who consulted the soothsayer to solve their problems. Police yesterday pieced together his modus operandi. Telephone callers were given an appointment. When the clients called over at a popular city apartment hotel, they were required to pay an initial fee of Rs 1,200. Thereafter, an "astrological consultation" was fixed in a city five star hotel for fees ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 200,000 depending on the income of the clients. Some of the female clients called over at the hotel accompanied by relatives or friends. The Swamiji would ask them to move out of the room. He would also direct his two translators to withdraw. Thereafter, Police said, he would begin a ritual by rubbing two limes on the navel of the female clients and try to sexually abuse them. Among those whom the Swamiji had allegedly tried to abuse sexually have been a gem merchant's wife, an Army officer's wife and several other wealthy women. Police said they used a female decoy, a police constable, to seek astrological advice. The Swamiji had asked those who accompanied her to withdraw. Thereafter, he had told his translators to move out and tried to molest the decoy. She raised cries and soon the Police swooped down on the man who claimed he was one of India's most "famous astrologers." Police raided the astrologer's room in the apartment hotel after a string of complaints. The Swamiji was remanded by the Colombo Fort acting Magistrate Deemani Baddewela yesterday. |
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