Santosh Madhavan: Controversial Indian religious leader & convicted sex offender dies aged 66

Indian godman Santosh Madhavan was. Since 2004, Interpol has been searching for Madhavan due to his fraudulent activities in the United Arab Emirates. Serafin Edwin, an Indian woman living in Dubai, accused him of defrauding her in 2002 out of 400,000 dirhams. On May 18, 2008, he was taken into custody for fraud near Cochin.

Madhavan was found guilty of child molesting minor girls at a children’s home managed by his trust, Santhitheeram, and of making pornographic movies of the act.

Madhavan was found guilty of child molesting minor girls at a children’s home managed by his trust, Santhitheeram, and of making pornographic movies of the act.

Madhavan, who was 63 years old when he passed away on March 6, 2024, from heart disease, was hospitalized at a private hospital in Kochi for a cardiac condition.

Santosh Madhavan: Controversial Indian religious leader & convicted sex offender dies aged 66

Controversial godman Santhosh Madhavan, who was convicted in many cases including rape, died at a private hospital in Kochi at the age of 66.