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Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan jailed for 23 years
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A Maoist cult leader who raped two of his followers and kept his daughter a “slave” for 30 years has been jailed for 23 years.

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Elderly cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan guilty of sexual assault

A Maoist cult leader faces the prospect of dying in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two women and imprisoning his own daughter in the commune for 30 years.

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