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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Mane on the run, his organisation silent in face of rape allegations-Sushant Kulkarni

Mane on the run, his organisation silent in face of rape allegations-Sushant Kulkarni

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published Published on Mar 29, 2013   modified Modified on Mar 29, 2013
-The Indian Express


Satara: Despite five women accusing author and activist Laxman Mane of rape and sexual harassment, police in Satara say they are finding it difficult to get evidence and witnesses in their investigation.

Mane, a Padma Shri and winner of the Sahitya Akademi award, continues to be on the run, police said.

Three employees of Shardabai Pawar Ashram Shala, a Jakatwadi-based residential school for underprivileged children, on Sunday accused Mane of repeatedly raping them between 2003 and 2010 after promising to confirm their jobs at the school.

On Tuesday, two employees at a branch of the school in Kolhapur too accused Mane of raping them.

Mane is executive president of the organisation that runs the school. There are four branches in all, police said - one each in Bhosari in Pune and Upali in Satara, besides the ones in Jakatwadi and Kolhapur.

"We are finding it very difficult to gather evidence or witnesses. No one from the organisation is ready to talk," a senior Satara Police officer said.

Additional superintendent of police Amol Tambe said, "The two women who approached us later are attached to the Kolhapur unit. They have told us that they decided to go to police after they heard that three women had registered complaints against Mane. We have sent teams to the places where the alleged crimes took place. Panchnamas are being done and statements are being recorded."

Tambe added that Mane had switched off his cell phone. "We have launched a search for him."

The women, all of whom are between 30 and 35 years of age, have said in separate complaints that Mane began to harass them sexually after they started working as cooks at the school. According to the complaints, the alleged incidents took place on the premises of the two schools in Satara and at a government guest house in Pune.

Police sources said one of the women had identified the room in the guest house where her alleged encounters with Mane happened. Police have seized some objects from the scene of the alleged crimes, the sources said. They said the women had told police they had not complained earlier for fear of losing their jobs, and that they had been made to sign undated letters of resignation at the time of joining work.

Mane's family has issued statements denying the women's allegations. The Indian Express found the phone of Mane's son, Bhai Mane, switched off. It visited the premises of the school in Satara, but was denied entry.


The Indian Express, 29 March, 2013, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/author-laxman-mane-on-the-run-his-organisation-silent-in-face-of-rape-allegations/1094713/


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