Religious body, Minister condemn alleged rape by pandit

Jul 12, 2015 News

The family of the 22-year-old lady from the Upper Corentyne area who was reportedly raped by a playboy pandit of No. 57 village, Corentyne is expressing fear. They say that the pandit has begun issuing threats to them.
The young lady who was unwell was raped last Sunday by the pandit at her parents’ home. The pandit who has a history of infidelity, and was separated from his wife for the same reason was invited by the girl’s parents to ‘Jaray’ her and help nurse her back to health.
Instead, the pandit is now in hot water after he was caught, literally, with his pants down and having sex with the young woman who was seeking his assistance by her parents.
However, since the incident was reported the pandit was arrested and has been released on $100,000 bail. According to relatives, since the man’s release he has been issuing threats.
He has reportedly been contacting the complainants and telling them to drop the matter and accept a settlement.
According to the relatives, he has been boasting about his enormous contacts and threatening them that if they don’t want to accept a settlement and if they “want fire then they will have fire.”
However relatives are adamant that they want the matter fully investigated and the man dealt with by the full force of the law.
According to information, after the young lady fell ill the pandit was sent for and upon his arrival, the girl was in the hallway of the house and the Pandit immediately told them that the girl needed a lot of prayers and that he will need some privacy.
He subsequently used the washroom and removed his pants and stayed with his “trousers” before returning to “pray” for the girl.
They were again ordered downstairs, but after 15 minutes the family decided to check on the situation since their suspicions were being aroused and they were not hearing any sounds.
Upon creeping upstairs and peeping into the room, relatives were horrified to see the Pandit having sex with their helpless daughter in the locker room.
The pandit was forced to open the door and when confronted he explained that he was drunk and did not know what he was doing.
Meanwhile, the Government through the Ministry of Social Protection, and the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has condemned the actions of the pandit.
Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, on learning of the distasteful act perpetrated by the pandit is abhorred and strongly condemns the pandit’s actions. “The Minister further intimates that it is lamentable that a personality, held in such high esteem in the community and in whom confidence is entrusted should not only betray that trust but abuse his power of authority by taking advantage of an ill teenager.
The Minister stated that perpetrators of such acts would not be sheltered by the Ministry of Social Protection which will spare no efforts to ensure that such lawless behavior is curbed and dealt with accordingly.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha in a statement stated that it wishes to strongly condemn the actions of the Berbician pandit who allegedly raped a young woman as part of a “rite”. The Sabha wishes to categorically state that Hinduism does not at all promote any of the activities alluded to in the news reports.
The perpetrator of this heinous act should face the full force of the law.
Dharmic Sabha would like to appeal to Hindus and others not to be duped by persons pretending to heal or cure ailments. We advise, as we have done in the past, that persons who are ill should seek medical attention and not be prey to those who would exploit them under “religious” pretexts.
The Sabha urges all pandits to conduct themselves in a dignified manner where their life and practices could withstand scrutiny and be above reproach.

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