Rape accused pandit flees

The pandit accused of raping a young woman in her home, after being invited to pray for her, has fled the country, leaving a family with no hope that he will ever be brought to justice.

The mother of the 22-year-old victim told Stabroek News that a relative of the pandit has confirmed that the man left the country.

Although the man was never charged since the alleged attack in July, he had been held by police and was later released on $100,000 station bail. Since then, the family was told that the police file had been sent to the Chambers of the