ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ˈɪndiən pəlˈiːs ɹˈeɪdᵻd ðə ɡɹˈuːps ˈæʃɹæmz tə fɹˈiː hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv fˈiːmeɪl fˈɑːloʊɚz sˈɛd təbi bˌiːɪŋ kˈɛpt ɪn tˈɛɹᵻbəl kəndˈɪʃənz.
In December 2017, Indian police raided the group's ashrams to free hundreds of female followers said to be being kept in terrible conditions.