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was almost dark, partially lit by a Pradesh’s Farukkabad ashram. mein humari betiya wapas chaiye After some time, Renuka returned
tiny candle. The next thing Shristi Bansi was an ardent follower of (Virender Dixit uses every woman to pay the amount to the ashram.
saw was that baba was lying half- Virender Dev Dixit until life gave for sexual advantages. He sexu- Upon requesting to see her daugh-
naked in his bed. In no time he him a reality check. Between 1997- ally assaulted me too. He also took ters, Renuka was asked to leave and
forced himself on her. When she 98, Lal and his family were seek- away 12 lakh from us. We want our never return.
tried to resist him, Virendersaid: “I ing spiritual lessons from Prajapita daughters back). ”
am Lord Krishna and I will make Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Years ago when Renuka surren- Dixit’s secret den for virgins
you one of my 1600 queens … It is my Vidhyalaya. In 1999, a pracha- dered herself with four daughters in Tehelka learnt from a victim who
blessing that I am giving it to you as rak (follower) name Roshan from the Kampil ashram at the behest of wished to maintain anonymity fear-
I am Lord Krishna.” Virender camp coerced Bansi to Dixit, her distressed husband Sham- ing death threats from Virender’s
That night she was raped. A trau- join the sect, saying that the “su- lal (name changed) immediately followers that the so-called baba
matised Shristi left his room looking preme soul of Lord Shiva now re- filed a case against him at Allahabad Dixit, who must be now in 70s, had
for support, but the matas remained sides in Virender’s body” after the high court but his lawyer took the a secret wing called Naya Sanga-
unmoved by her ordeal. death of Dada Lekhraj, founder of matter to the Apex Court where than (new party), commonly known
“I was too young to understand Brahma Kumaris institution. Renuka, at first, gave testimony in as NS among the ashram people,
everything. I locked myself in the The family began going to Vijay favour of Dixit. where young and ‘virgin’ girls be-
toilet for an hour as I couldn’t be- Vihar’s ashram. But before that, as The real eye-opening for Renuka tween 12 to 18 years of age would be
lieve that Virender Dev Dixit, whom part of the preliminary custom, a was when Dixit submitted a bill of kept together, especially to meet his
we considered an avatar of God, seven-day course on adhyatmik 12 lakh as remittance to be paid to sexual drive.”
would rape me. Aren’t girls sup- gyan and Adhyatmik Viswa Vidya- the lawyers in the case against her The den of the NS was secretly
posed to be protected, safe inside laya was mandatory for new disci- husband. Dixit was well aware that running in Shahbad Daulatpur area
the ashram from the sin people of ples, therefore, the family took up Renuka had a property gifted by her in New Delhi until sometime back,
outside? This is what they claimed,” the course. husband, the market value of which at one of his close aides’ residence.
Shristi narrated as her voice trem- After gaining confidence in the was worth a crore today. He insisted Access to the den was only limited
bled with anger. new sect, Bansi started involving idyalay at his own will for attain- • Hunt on showing the ashram in a bad light. her that she should sell the prop- to close confidants like the security
If that was not enough, the next his five children too. In June 2000, ing spiritual knowledge, a copy of Efforts are CASE 4 erty for any price she gets as being guard, cook and caretaker besides
morning some matas and girls during the summer vacation of which is with Tehelka. on to trace Lost four nieces to Dixit materialistic will only make her a Dixit.
came to appease her and the first his children, Bansi sent his three In 2015, Shristi finally broke her self-styled Sarabjit bhai (name changed) is an- ‘chandaal’. Actually, it was only a “Every night, Virender would
thing they said was:“You have been daughters, who were all minors, silence and narrated her account preacher other victim whose four nieces are trick to grab that piece of land from summon girls from NS in his bed-
blessed by the baba. Feel the pride for a two-month stay and learn ad- with Dixit. Her revelation shattered Virender confined in Dixit’s Kampil ashram. the party she would sell her land to. room to seek sexual advantages,”
and honour of being touched by the hyatmik gyan in the ashram. Once the family’s faith and trust in Dixit’s Dev Dixit More than anything, Sarabjit regrets One day at the ashram, her eld- asserted the victim.
Lord himself.” the vacations got over, his eldest spiritual teaching. (circled), who persuading his elder sister Renuka est daughter handed over a chit in Another source told to Tehelka
“After your turn, I also went to daughter, who is Shristi, refused to When the family went to meet calls himself (name changed) to join the same which she hadwritten: “Mother, this that at nights, girls would arrive in
his kaksha. I feel blessed. This is part never visit the ashram again, even Riya, their second daughter, they incarnation of hell, where her four daughters are is a bad place. Escape from here and a van to the den and leave by dawn.
of the spiritual lesson,” said a girl for regular murli classes (murli is realised that there was something Lord Shiva now trapped. She was also forced to then free us as early as possible.” The preaching for NS was opposite
who was the same age as Shristi. called to spiritual lessons). wrong with the spiritual education pay a hefty amount of 12 lakh. Renuka realised the gravity of from those who were not staying
The trauma didn’t stop after that Bansi and his wife could notice she was learning in the ashram. “We Speaking to Tehelka, Renuka the situation and convinced the in the ashram, with more focus on
and the baba continued to rape her a strange change in her behaviour were shocked when our daughter said, “Virender Dixit Sabke saath ashram people that she will sell the sexual pleasure. Dixit would spend
on several occasions during that but didn’t pay much heed to it. On explained a distorted meaning of kukaram karta hai. Mere saath bhi land and payback their 12 lakh but maximum time in NS with this kan-
summer vacation. Today, Shristi is several occasions, Shristi tried to Shivalinga to her mother. She told kiya. 12 lakh rupiya bhi loot liya. Hu- for that, she has to leave the place. yaiye around. The Shahbad den was
32-years-old, working in a reputed narrate her ordeal to her parents us that all the kanyaiye (girls) are
government firm. However, it was but couldn’t gather the courage. Lord Shiva’s wife Parvati and Dixit
only in November 2017 when Shristi In 2003, Bansi surrendered his is their Lord Shiva and that she has
decided to come out in public. She youngest daughter Lilly (name learned this in the ashram,” said Bankless ashram Only khichdi for inmates
has filed a First Information Report changed) who was only 12-years- Bansi in an apologetic voice. Tehelka interviewed more than 12 victims who have either There are just two fixed items in the menu of adhyatmik
(FIR) against the baba for raping her old, to Kampil ashram after Dixit “After Shristi revealed the inci- done bhatti (learned spiritual knowledge from Dixit ashram) Viswa Vidyalaya which is constant all throughout the year-
in 2000. persistently insisted that all his dent, we tried our best to convince or have spent years inside the ashram. They told Tehelka that milk and bread for breakfast, dal-chawal for lunch and
daughters must be given away to his her to come back home as Dixit Virender or the ashram never use a personal bank accounts. khichdi for dinner. Wo log kehta ki acha bhojan khanese
CASE 3 ashram so that they could remain was a sexual predator but it was too Instead, they use bank accounts of the girls and women jeev lalchaa jayega, aur ishwariya parhai pe dhyan nahi
Blind faith took away daughters ‘pure’ by staying away from the out- late for her to understand. She had inmates for all the financial dealings in their ashrams. The lagega (It ’s ashram belief that eating food of good taste
Bansi Lal (name changed) is a re- side world. already been brainwashed,” said ashram had even opened many bank accounts in the name will tantalise the taste buds and will create distraction
tired policeman from Delhi Police For ashram records, Bansi was Bansi. of their inmates. Dixit has some confidants who maintain the in the spiritual education), said a former follower. That is
force. His eldest daughter escaped made to sign on a ten rupee stamp The Viswa Vidyalaya has now bank passbooks, cheque books and aTms and use it when why they eat only satvik bhojan (pure food). So, no fruits,
the horror of Dixit but his second paper that reads he is surrendering slapped a defamation case against required for the purpose of the ashram. no sweets or nutritional intake for the inmates.
daughter is still confined in Uttar his daughter to Adhyatmik Viswav- Bansi with a fine of 25 lakh for

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