Bad to worse: Godwoman Radhe Maa booked under Dowry Act, after Kumbh Mela ban

Indians and their blind faith in godmen and godwomen is hardly a secret and sooner or later these self-styled gurus end up making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa, known for her lavish lifestyle and high-profile ‘devotees’, has been booked under the Dowry Prohibition Act. As if that was not enough, pictures of Radhe Maa surfaced on social media where she is seen dancing to the beats of Bollywood song. A big fan of actor and former porn star Sunny Leone, Radhe Maa in these pictures is dressed in a short red skirt posing for the camera. The pictures were posted by Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, on twitter.

Guess who ???? pic.twitter.com/KOg8EFJCGB

— Rahul Pramod Mahajan (@TheRahulMahajan) August 5, 2015

Falguni Brahmbhatt, a lawyer, has filed a police complaint against Radhe Maa for running a business in the name of religion and misleading innocent people, a  Zee News report said. [caption id=“attachment_2381678” align=“alignleft” width=“380” class=" “]  Image courtesy: @kharwar_IITD[/caption] The self-proclaimed godwoman has been banned from visiting Nashik for the upcoming Kumbh Mela, after she was booked in the dowry harassment case, a PTI report said. Mahant Gyandas, who also claims to be the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad endorsed the demand by the Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swarupanand Saraswati and said, “The entry of pretenders is rising in the sacred arena of sadhus and mahants. Trikal Bhavanta, Radhe Maa, and Sachchidananda, who is a liquor professional should be restrained from participating in ‘shahi snan’ (sacred bath).” The godwoman is also in trouble for instigating the husband and in-laws of a woman to demand dowry from her. The woman claimed that her parents had given jewellery worth Rs 102 crore at the time of her marriage. But Radhe Maa allegedly asked her in-laws to pressurise the woman to get more dowry from her parents. Meanwhile, another woman hurled more allegations against Radhe Maa. The self-styled godwoman has been accused of performing obscene and vulgar dance steps with her followers during satsangs. Social media did not spare her either. Here is a selection of the funniest tweets:

A clip of that Radhe-maa lady traipsing about, is the creepiest thing I've seen on the Internet. These god-people are a real waste of space!

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 5, 2015

Have you heard of Radhe Maa. She wears short skirts, dances to Bollywood music & is seen by her devotees as a revered saint. Sadhus aghast.

— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) August 5, 2015

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If Radhe Maa goes to same jail where #asarambapu is held jail Nirmal Anand se Mann ki lehre toing toing ho uthengi pic.twitter.com/6ftbEwUG2B

— Sagar Khatar (@SagarKhatar) August 4, 2015

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“The reports are full of inaccuracies, unsubstantiated allegations, and rumors that have no basis in fact,” she wrote on her official Facebook account.

Stop Shri Radhe Maa’s unfair trial by MediaMumbai, August 3, 2015: Humble pranams to you! I write to express the… Posted by Param Shradhey Shri Radhe Maa on  Monday, 3 August 2015

The self-proclaimed Radhe Maa’s real name is Sukhvindar Kaur. She was introduced to the world by her guru Shri Shri Mahant Ramdeen Das 1008 of Paramhans Bagh Dera Mukerian in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.