70-yr-old occultist arrested for sexually assaulting woman

A 70-year-old occultist has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on the pretext of treating her for back pain at his clinic in west Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area, police said on Friday. According to police, the incident took place on Monday when the woman went to the occultist (tantrik), identified as Baba Kapil, for getting prolonged back pain treated. During the session, he allegedly persuaded her to strip herself naked for some medication and then sexually assaulted her. The woman later approached the police and handed them the occultist’s visiting card, which had his name, phone number and clinic’s address. A raid was conducted and the accused was arrested, a senior police official said. Around three months ago, the police arrested a 44-year-old occultist who allegedly raped a married woman and duped her of Rs 35,000 on the pretext of solving all her personal problems, in central Delhi.