Indian jailed in France for leading sadist Nazi cult that tortured girls

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A Paris court on Friday jailed a young Indian man to 20 years jail for leading a masculinist group that forced young girls, many of them minors, to perform sexual acts and in some cases tortured them.

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  • A Paris court on Friday jailed a young Indian man to 20 years jail for leading a masculinist group that forced young girls, many of them minors, to perform sexual acts and in some cases tortured them.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:45:41 UTC.

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