An attack on the ashram of Swami Nithyananda after visuals were aired. A woman in Michigan said that he had raped her repeatedly over five years. He faces charges of rape and unnatural sex besides fraud and hurting religious sentiment. It's a very astonishing matter that the Baba has been indulging in this sex and crime activities, says Ravi Agrawal.
Newark officials rescinded a sister city agreement with the United States of Kailasa after finding out it wasn’t actually a real place. Reporter Sushmita Pathak explains how a fugitive cult leader from India created a fake nation that conned everyday people, government officials, and the UN.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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