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Kerala godman accused of cheating arrested
Published on Tue, May 13, 2008 at 12:00, Updated at Tue, May 13, 2008 in 
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IN TROUBLE: Based on an e-mail complaint Kerala police raided Amritha Chaithanya's property on Sunday.
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Kerala godman case brings out dark side of spirituality
He is accused of cheating Sarafin Edwin of Rs 50 lakh in Dubai years ago.
Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala godman Amritha Chaithanya, whose real name apparently is Santosh Madhavan, has been taken into custody by the Kerala Police.
Sources said he has been taken to an unidentified location in Kochi for questioning.
There was an Interpol Red Corner Alert against him since Thursday. He is accused of cheating one Sarafin Edwin of Rs 50 lakh in Dubai some years ago.
Based on an e-mail complaint the Kerala police had raided his property on Sunday and recovered porn CDs, documents of land deals, bottles of liquor and a tiger skin.
However, legal experts say the godman may get away as the cheating case against him in Dubai may not have legal standing in India.
Although there were plans to book the Swami under the Wildlife Act for possessing a tiger skin, it is now suspected that even that is a fake.
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It is quiet sad and unfortunate that even in 21st century educated people worship these frauds and giving them godly
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this is really interesting %22Based on an e-mail complaint the Kerala police%22. Since when indian police became so effective. Even
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Most of the self-styled Godmen thrive on people's ignorance, illiteracy %26 gullibility .. there're some internationals as well, highly connected
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What about politicians, civil servants....?. Tell me which category in India is beyond blemish?.
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The central theme of this subject is %22Believe in God and not on Godmen%22. As long as theress ignorance in
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