Santosh Madhavan
Indian religious leader (1960–2024)
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Santosh Madhavan (7 June 1960 – 6 March 2024), also known as Amritha Chaithanya, was an Indian godman.
Santosh Madhavan | |
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Madhavan, c. 2009 | |
| Born | 7 June 1960 Kattappana, Idukki, India |
| Died | 6 March 2024 (aged 63) |
| Other name | Amritha Chaithanya |
| Occupations | Godman, Rapist, Child Molester, Conman |
| Spouse |
Swapna Madhavan (m. 2007) |
Early life and career
Santosh Madhavan was born on 7 June 1960 in Irupathekar at Kattappana, Idukki from a poor family. His father P. K. Madhavan was a Porter and his mother, Thankamma was a Housewife. He had completed his primary education in St. Antony's School in Vallakadavu and Government High School in Kattappana. He failed in 10th grade and lefts home after he works as a salesman in a footwear shop in Kattappana then he moved to Kochi with his family after selling their house where he works as a attendant in a nearby temple in Kaloor and studies Astrology. Then he works as a Pujari in Thruthy Sree Bhagavathi Temple in Maradu, Thrippunithura which makes him to inspire it.
Return as Swami Amrita Chaitanya
After working as Pujari in a temple one day, Santosh Madhavan gets disappeared and the temple authorities couldn't know about any information of him. After 3 years, he returns in a role of swami growing his hair and changing his dress and his name as Swami Amrita Chaitanya and makes the people to believe he is no more to be a Pujari but he is an godman.
Biography
Madhavan had been wanted by Interpol since 2004 for fraud committed in the United Arab Emirates. A Dubai-based Indian woman, Serafin Edwin, accused him of cheating her of 400,000 dirhams in 2002. He was arrested near Cochin on May 18, 2008, for fraud.[1]
Madhavan was found guilty of pedophilia and producing pornography videos of him molesting underage girls at a children's home run by his trust, Santhitheeram.[2][3] While in police custody, he complained of chest pain and was admitted to a hospital.[4] In May 2009, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for molesting two underage girls.[5]
