A 33-year-old Indian national, Rajpal Singh, is claiming trial to 8 charges of molestation involving 4 alleged victims, with two other charges linked to a fifth woman set to be dealt with at a later date.
The court heard on the first day of his trial on 7 March, that Singh was working as a yoga instructor at Trust Yoga on 1 April 2019.
The first alleged victim was a 24-year-old woman who was allegedly molested by him on 11 July 2020, and she then WhatsApped a friend about what happened after her yoga class.
The victim also spoke to a certain Arvind Ganaraj, who was working at Trust Yoga at the time as a sales assistant manager, and they communicated with each other via text the following day.
The alleged victim also shared her experience on 31 July 2020, posting about it on Twitter, with two other women aged 28 and 37 reaching out to her about having experienced the same thing.
The 28-year-old also posted about what happened to her on Facebook.
A fourth alleged victim aged 23-24, saw an online review on Trust Yoga around 25 August 2020 and reached out to a person identified in court documents as “B2” on Facebook, sharing about her experience.
B2 then referred the 4th victim to the 1st victim, and the two of them then shared their experience on Instagram.
One of the alleged victims testified via camera on 7 March.
Singh’s trial resumes today, and he has 2 other molestation charges relating to a fifth alleged victim, which will be dealt with at a later date.