Curious and curiouser ...
I'd be suspicious of any allegations of "suspension from the religious body due to her involvement in illegal activities" if they came from the BKs themselves. Probably just some battle of wills in the hierarchy.
Usual BK mess ... but I am happy that the woman found some genuine love, sex and affection in her life, even if only for a short while, and I hope it goes well for her.
There's more reporting of the whole affair, here;
Brahmakumari disciple marries Pakistani Facebook friend and, here;
Odisha woman running fake ashram denied bail, lands in jail.
Note the comment below ...
The girl namely Dr. Pratima Sahoo above is not associated with Prajapita Brahmakumari. The ashram situated at Gandhinagarpada in Bolangir town has been dismmissed by the then Administrative Chief Dadi Prakashmani ji in the year of 2004 also the Pramlata Jena.
Now, this is all typical of the ambiguous, tawdry and amateur nature of the Brahma Kumaris' organization ... you're a member but you're not a member etc ... there are no solid contracts, licenses or agreements binding center-in-charges.
It's like the whole Hansa Raval cases in the USA where she was a "center-in-charge", on the basis of owning the center properties, and self-appointed representative ... but then secretly married the White BK Brother. The BK leadership is morally capable of coming up with anything ... they even retrospectively supported Hansa, despite knowing about her affair and bigamy.
Police has detained Premlata after Brahmakumari Usha, head of Bolangir branch of the organisation based at Laltickra here complained before the police that Premalata has been running the ashram illegally.
Brahmakumari Usha submitted papers to the police showing Premlata was suspended from the religious body in 2004 due to her involvement in immoral activities.
Can we really believe she ran a BK center for 10 years before the BKs notice ... with their tendency to gossip and spy on each other? What could possibly be "illegal" about running a BK center? It sounds like the BKs are pulling in favours from the local police to harass the women.
In other articles, it is translated as involved in indefined "immoral" activities. Again, typical of BK smear campaigns against its dissidents ... nothing specific but damaging enough. Ditto given the
Time of India even picked up the story, it's another place the BKs have succoured support from in the past and feed PR shots to.
It has to be said, the odds are usually stacked against such relationships working out but Pratima will feel better, and become wiser and more grounded, for having experienced some cock between her legs a few times. Hopefully she'll have children, settle down and exorcise the BKs from her life.
The poor woman must have been desperate to escape the BKs ...
the reports she was surrendered up at 17 years old ... and, who knows, perhaps this Premlata is a bit of a hero enabling it for her, and getting her out. There's very little opportunity for them. Once they are surrendered, there is basically no way out. They lose their dowry, they miss marrying age, and few men want to take on an ex-Brahma Kumari.
The BKs will have to ban all young Sisters from using the internet now ... who knows, the filters on the computers in Madhuban aren't even strong enough to stop the pull of Maya! The say Premalata and Pratima used to visit the headquarters of Brahmakumaris in Mount Abu a few times in a year and the duo met her lover Mansha there.
Pratima Sahoo (26) fell in love with Pakistani national Muhammad Mansha (32) after coming in contact with him about a year back through the social networking site.
A fortnight back, she went to Layyah, a district in Punjab province of Pakistan, about 460 km south of Islamabad, converted to Islam and got married to Mansha in a local mosque. She reportedly changed her name to Maryam.
"I am extremely happy to find my love. I will apply for Pakistani citizenship at the earliest. I will love to stay with my husband and his parents," she was quoted as saying in the Daily Mail.
Another comment on social media sums it up well ...
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