New Delhi, July 6: The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police for failing to arrest self-styled godman Daati Maharaj in a rape case. "It has been over a month, why has the accused not been arrested yet?" asked the High Court. The next hearing in the case will take place on July 11.

Earlier on June 26, a Delhi Court had questioned the Delhi Police as to why Daati Maharaj had not been arrested despite search warrants being issued in the case. The court had also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime branch, to monitor the investigation.

On June 21, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), in a letter to the Delhi Police, had also raised questions regarding the delay in the arrest of Daati Maharaj. The self-styled godman is an accused of raping a disciple inside Shani Dham two years ago.

Daati Maharaj was booked under Sections 376, 377, 354 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The victim had stated that she was also raped at Gurukul Ashwasan in Rajasthan’s Bal Gram, adding that she did not file a complaint earlier as she felt intimidated by the self-styled godman.

On June 19, Daati Maharaj had arrived at the premises of the Delhi Police Crime Branch as part of the investigation into the rape case.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 06, 2018 12:22 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).