Woman Allegedly Raped in India by Religious Guru Cuts Off His Penis. Will Not Face Charges

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Members of All India Students Association shout slogans as they hold placards during a protest against recent rapes in the capital, held outside police headquarters in New Delhi on October 18, 2015.
ANINDITO MUKHERJEE/REUTERS

BY HARRIET SINCLAIR ON 5/22/17 AT 7:01 PM

An Indian woman who hacked the genitals off a Hindu religious leader she claims tried to rape her is not being charged by the police.

The 23-year-old woman claimed the self-styled religious teacher, Gangeshananda Theerthapada, frequently visited her family’s home in the southern city of Kerala to pray for her father and assaulted her on a number of these occasions.

On May 19, during one alleged attempted rape, the woman grabbed a knife and severed Theerthapada’s penis, before calling the authorities to report what had happened.

The man was rushed to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, which told the BBC in a statement: “A 54-year-old man from Kollam was admitted at 12.39am [19:09 GMT] to the hospital on Saturday. His penis had been cut (90%) and was hanging precariously. There was no way it could be stitched back."

http://www.newsweek.com/india-woman-hack-genitals-alleged-rape-penis-cut-knife-613697

[True Dough]

1. Good! n/t

[Marie Marie]

2. That will be his last rape.

[AtheistCrusader]

4. Sadly, not necessarily.

he should ALSO be prosecuted.

[whathehell]

3. I wonder why this doesn't have more recs?