# Delhi HC orders police inquiry into woman missing from Rohini ashram 2026-08-25T18:30:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Delhi High Court on August 24 directed the Delhi Police to register a missing person case and investigate the whereabouts of a woman who has been missing from the Adhyatmik Vidhyalya ashram in Rohini. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on a petition by the woman's parents alleging she was illegally confined by the ashram. The court noted no clarity on who runs the ashram now or the source of its funds, and said the manner of its functioning needed probing. Two ashram followers told the court the woman had left but her belongings remain there. The parents alleged they saw their daughter on a video call with blackened gums and looking severely weak, which they attributed to forced drug abuse. The next hearing is on August 31. The ashram's founder, Virender Dev Dixit, was earlier reported absconding, but a CBI prosecutor informed the court he has died. A 2022 High Court committee had found irregularities including minor girls housed in animal-like conditions, prompting a CBI investigation in May 2023. The petition argued that years of legal action have failed to secure the woman's release. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Adhyatmik Vidhyalya ashram in Rohini first came under court scrutiny in 2017 for illegal detention allegations. In 2022, a High Court-appointed committee confirmed minor girls housed in degrading conditions, leading to a CBI investigation in May 2023. The present petition suggests that nearly a decade of legal intervention failed to uproot the ashram's operations. With the founder reportedly deceased and the ashram's management and funding now unknown, the next hearing on August 31 will test whether a fresh police inquiry can finally locate the missing woman. ## Coverage - barandbench.com Led with court order, faithfully reported allegations and court observations without slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Adhyatmik Vidhyalya, CBI, Delhi High Court, Rohini, Virender Dev Dixit Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-orders-police-inquiry-into-woman-missing-from-rohini-ashram/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-orders-police-inquiry-into-woman-missing-from-rohini-ashram/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/