Bihar ‘kathavachak' Sharan Das arrested for allegedly raping minor on pretext of marriage

Sharan Das was arrested on Saturday in a case registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.

The case was registered at the Mahila police station on December 19, 2025, following a complaint filed by the minor’s mother. (HT file photo)

A religious preacher (kathavachak), Sharan Das alias Shravan Thakur has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl on the pretext of marriage, officers aware of the case said.

Das was arrested on Saturday in a case registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the officers said, adding that a special Pocso court later remanded Das into 14 days judicial custody.

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