HMP Dartmoor cell

Maoist cult leader found dead in HMP Dartmoor cell

An inquest revealed that Aravindan Balakrishnan, an 81-year-old Maoist cult leader who committed numerous sexual assaults and kept his daughter imprisoned for 30 years, was found dead in his prison cell. Known as “Comrade Bala,” Balakrishnan convinced his followers that he possessed divine powers and could read minds. In 2016, Southwark Crown Court sentenced him to 23 years in prison.…