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Leave after teen and family convince them that he was renouncing the material world voluntarily.
Monday, November 24, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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With the Bombay High Court likening child diksha to sati, it may not come as a surprise that police turned up to question 16-year-old Bhavin Arunkumar Shah a day before he renounced the material world on Sunday.
They interviewed Bhavin and some others before the teenager took diksha at the Godiji Jain temple in the presence of large number of Jain devotees and monks.
While a court-committee had
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Parents and trust that organised diksha of eight-year-old file affidavit countering observations of
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Parents of 12-year-old Sadhvi Preetvashashriji, who took diksha when she was eight, have filed an affidavit refuting the report of a court-appointed committee that met the girl and said she had been tutored and had no knowledge about diksha.
The trust, which organised the diksha ceremony, also filed an affidavit.
“I deny that Bal Sadhvi was tutored or helped in formulating or giving answers as a
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Pramil was arrested by the Surat police in Borivli for trying to slit the throat of his 37-year-old
Saturday, October 04, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Mumbai: Pramil Shah's story should give an impetus to those activists who are against the practice of young Jain children taking diksha (renunciation). Shah was nine when he took diksha, 20 when he met the woman who would change his life forever, 24 when he gave up a sadhu's life, and now, at 25, he has been arrested for trying to kill the woman's husband.
On Wednesday, Pramil was arrested by
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‘Child sadhvi did not take diksha voluntarily’
Friday, September 26, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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A committee appointed by the high court to interview a 13-year-old Jain sadhvi to find out why she took diksha at the tender age of 10, submitted a report on Thursday that revealed some shocking facts about the child’s current state inside the ashram.
According to the report, the child has to follow the custom of sadhvis of the sect which means “she hasn’t taken a regular bath in the last four ye
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