The mother of two survivors in the Lingayat Mutt sex scandal on Monday wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, mentioning that they either be given justice or granted consent for mercy killing.

“You are the representative of the oppressed classes. You are like a mother to us. Give us justice. A few officers have come to the conclusion that the accused seer had not done anything and it is a conspiracy by us and our children,” the letter read.