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Yoga teacher held under Pocso for sexually assaulting student
The New Indian Express
|September 19, 2025
THE RR Nagar police arrested a 55-year-old yoga teacher and fitness expert on Wednesday on charges of sexually assaulting a student since she was a minor.
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The accused, M Niranjana Murthy, 55, is the founder and director of Sunshine The Yoga Zone at BEML Layout in RR Nagar. He is also the secretary of Karnataka Yogasana Sports Association. The victim, who is now 19, had filed a complaint on August 30. Murthy had sexually assaulted her for the last time on August 22. A case has been filed against him under Pocso Act as he had been sexually assaulting the victim since she was 17. Unable to bear his harassment
This story is from the September 19, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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