PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 23 -- Within hours of a special Pocso court's directive, Jhunsi police late Saturday night registered a case against Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati, his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari and three unidentified persons on allegations of sexual abuse and threats to minor boys.

ACP (Jhunsi) Vimal Kishore Mishra confirmed that an FIR had been registered in compliance with the court's order and said further investigation was underway. The special court had passed the order on Saturday while hearing a petition filed by Ashutosh Brahmachari.

Ashutosh, a disciple of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya, produced two minor boys before the court, where their statements were recorded on camera. In his complaint, he alleged that the boys h...