IPS Mohit Gupta Accused of Assault by Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand

• Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Maharaj accused UP IPS officer Mohit Gupta of assaulting and misbehaving with young disciples in Prayagraj.
• Mohit Gupta, a 2006 batch IPS officer, is currently the Home Secretary; his wife, Soumya Agarwal, is the Commissioner of Prayagraj.
• The controversy began during Mouni Amavasya at Prayagraj's Magh Mela, where Mohit Gupta's wife had a heated argument with the Shankaracharya.
• Shankaracharya alleged that Mohit Gupta beat young disciples by grabbing their topknots after the altercation.
• The incident escalated into a larger controversy regarding the prevention of the Shankaracharya from taking a holy dip and a notice issued by the Prayagraj Mela Authority.

Why It Matters: A UP IPS officer faces serious allegations of assault from a Shankaracharya following a Magh Mela incident.