Varanasi, Feb. 21 -- Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Saturday dismissed the allegations against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), calling them as "fabricated". He also noted that his legal team had already informed the court of this stance on Saturday.

Speaking to ANI, the religious leader alleged that the complainant, Ashutosh Brahmachari, has a history of filing false cases against others and is a registered history-sheeter at the Kandhla police station in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh.

Addressing the allegations against him, Swami Avimukteshwaranand claimed that "Sanatan Dharma" is under threat from individuals within the faith who seek to destroy the Hindu re...