Wednesday, February 16 2005 15:07 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Ahmedabad: Sadhus, including the priest of Swaminarayn temple, allegedly involved in a sex scandal, would be dismissed, a top priest of Vadtal-based Swaminarayan sect said in Ahmedabad today (Feb 16, 2005).

"All the sadhus whose images appear in the CD will be dismissed, along with the priest of Junagadh Swaminarayan temple, Bhaktiswarup," top priest of Vadtal Swaminarayan temple Navtam Swami said in Ahmedabad a day after the arrest of the priest of the sect.

The crime branch had yesterday (Feb 15, 2005) exposed a sex scandal and arrested the priest Bhaktiswarup and three touts, after seizing a CD containing images of different sadhus, who were caught on camera indulging in sexual acts with different women.

However, Navtam Swami opined that the filming of the CD was the handiwork of elements, who wanted to defame the sect. "Police should also look into the motive of trapping the sadhus on-camera," Swami said.

Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) D G Vanzara had said that the CD was a "compilation" and was shot at different places including Junagadh, Bharuch, Surat and Ahmedabad.