Godman Santosh Madhavan gets 16 years jail term
May 20th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Breaking News, India News, Kerela NewsA Kerela Court has on Wednesday sentenced 16 years imprisonment for Swami Amritananthachaithanya alias Santosh Madhavan for raping and sexually exploiting two people, including a minor girl. The Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court has also asked Santosh Madhavan, who was arrested last year, to pay Rs.220,000 to the two victims.
He had been astrologer to several stars and was also close to the top brass in the police department. Trouble first surfaced after a Dubai-based woman from Kerala complained that the Madhavan had cheated her after taking money from her. The complaints of rape and sexual exploitation emerged after the media took up the issue and his photographs were splashed all over.