Santosh Madhavan
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Santosh Madhavan was an India
n Godman under the name of Amritha Chaithanya. His full name is Sree Santhosh Madhava Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Swamikal. Santosh Madhavan has been wanted by Interpol
since 2004 for fraud committed in United Arab Emirates
. A Dubai
-based Indian woman, Serafin Edwin, had accused him of cheating her with four lakh dirham
s in 2002. He has founded Shantitheeram trust in the name of him and his parents. He got arrested near Cochin
on May 18, 2008 for fraud. He has been reported guilty of pedophilia
and making videos of him molesting girls. While in police custody he complained of chest pain and was admitted to hospital
. He was sentenced for 16 years in prison for molesting two underage girls on May 20, 2009.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Godman under the name of Amritha Chaithanya. His full name is Sree Santhosh Madhava Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Swamikal. Santosh Madhavan has been wanted by Interpol
Interpol
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
since 2004 for fraud committed in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. A Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
-based Indian woman, Serafin Edwin, had accused him of cheating her with four lakh dirham
Dirham
Dirham or dirhem is a unit of currency in several Arab or Berber nations, and formerly the related unit of mass in the Ottoman Empire and Persian states...
s in 2002. He has founded Shantitheeram trust in the name of him and his parents. He got arrested near Cochin
Kochi (India)
Kochi , formerly Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea. Kochi is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. Kochi is often called by the name Ernakulam, which refers to the western part of the mainland Kochi...
on May 18, 2008 for fraud. He has been reported guilty of pedophilia
Pedophilia
As a medical diagnosis, pedophilia is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children...
and making videos of him molesting girls. While in police custody he complained of chest pain and was admitted to hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
. He was sentenced for 16 years in prison for molesting two underage girls on May 20, 2009.