Mumbai: Sukhwinder kaur alias Radhe ma will appear before the Mumbai police in a dowry harassment case on Friday.
She has maintained that she is pure and pious and has also found support from some quarters.
"I'm pure and pious. I am innocent. I'm being troubled unnecessarily. I've not hurt anybody" said Radhe Maa.
Facing the heat over charges ranging from dowry harassment, obscenity, cheating and abetment to suicide, the self-styled godwoman continues to claim innocence despitethe serous allegations levelled against her.
A young woman had registered an FIR alleging dowry harassment by her family on Radhe Maa's orders.
Another complaint alleges that she drove a family of four in Kutch, Gujarat to commit suicide.
A lawyer has filed a PIL in court seeking an FIR against Radhe Maa for spreading obscenity, hurting religious sentiments and cheating people in the name of religion.
Quite like another self styled godman baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim with his psychedelic outfts, Radhe maa too is known for her Flowing red lehengas, flashy jewellery, loud makeup, trishul, mini skirts and sunglasses.
Her unique style involves hugging and kissing her followers, dancing to loud music and being lifted by her devotees.
Those who were once drawn to her say she was opulent and expected her followers to shower her with money.
Despite the controversies surrounding her, Radhe Maa has several high-profile celebrity-devotees. The most ardent of them, Sanjeev Gupta, whose father owns Mumbai's popular eatery, MM Mithaiwala. Sanjeev Gupta brought her from Delhi where she was running prayer meeting from a devotee's home to Mumbai where she moved into the family's palatial home.
The house was renamed Radhe Maa Bhavan in her honour, and the fifth and sixth floors were given over completely for her use. This is where her agent brought prospective rich clients for her to meet.
A Former employee says "prospective clients were brought here & rates were fixed"
However, Tulli Baba, an associate of Radehe Maa said,"we never did anything if this sort"
Devotees say she asks them to pick her up or to put them on their laps as a sign of favour. She blesses them with roses & whispers messages in their ears. The woman who once worked as a tailor now dresses in designer clothing & jewellery worth lakhs. In 15 years, she's said to have made one thousand crores.
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