on earth, called the Golden Age. The breakaway group's use of the name is seen within the BKWSU as impertinent and they therefore refer to them as the 'Shankar Party'. Criminal allegations In December 2017, Indian police raided the group's ashrams to free hundreds of female followers said to be being kept in terrible conditions. 250 women and 48 girls were released many of whom, it was alleged by Swati Maliwal the city's commissioner for women, appeared to be drugged. According to a lawsuit lodged at Delhi's High Court, the leader of the group Virendra Dev Dixit had sexually assaulted multiple women and keeps residents confined in conditions "worse than farm animals". See also Channeling (mediumistic) End times Meditation New religious movement Notes External links http://www.pbks.info - PBK website http://vimeo.com/advanceknowledge - Vimeo channel Hindu new religious movements Religious organisations based in India Spiritual organizations Yoga organizations Brahma Kumaris