Priest 'rapes' mentally unstable girl in temple

New Delhi, March 15 -- In a shocking incident, a temple priest allegedly raped a 22-year-old mentally unstable girl in Saket in South Delhi. Police say, the priest allegedly took the girl to his room to get some vegetables cut and raped her. The incident reportedly took place on March 4 at the Shiv Mandir in Pushp Vihar Sector-1. Santosh Kumar Tiwari (40), the accused, has been arrested. "He had fled from the temple but returned on Sunday evening to gather his things. The victim's brother spotted him and caught him with the help of his family members. When a PCR reached the spot, the accused was being beaten up. The cops arrested and took him to AIIMS," said a police officer. The police said the priest had raped the woman when she had come to the temple with her cousin after her weekly fast on March 4. "It was around 10:30 am when the priest asked her to help her cut vegetables. Her cousin left. He took her to his room and raped her," added the officer. Tiwari, a native of Varanasi, had been a priest at the temple for six years.

The police said that a case was registered. Tiwari was arrested after the girl's medical examination confirmed rape.

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