SUNSARI: District Court, Sunsari on Monday acquitted Krishna Das Giri alias Siddhababa of the charge of raping a follower.
Giri was arrested after a woman had lodged a complaint with the police that she was raped at an ashram in Chatara, Sunsari.
A bench of Sunsari District Court Judge Arjun Prasad Koirala gave a clean chit to Giri citing lack of evidence.
Government prosecutors did not appear in court today.
Earlier, Giri was remanded to custody by the Sunsari District Court, Biratnagar High Court, and the Supreme Court.
He had then filed a petition at the district court seeking a verdict against the order.
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