Orphanage director held for raping minor girl

An orphanage director was today arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl inmate, police said.

Swami Poornananda (52) was apprehended under section section 376 (punishment for rape) of the IPC after the victim lodged a complaint against him, they said.

The accused is head of the city-based Swami Gnananda Ashram which houses an orphanage and old-age home.

He was picked up from the Ashram premises along with a woman, police said.

–Agencies