Revealed: Aravindan Balakrishnan was arrested along with his wife last week on suspicion of keeping three woman as slaves
Police revealed they freed three women, a 67-year-old Malaysian, an Irishwoman, 57, and a 30-year-old British woman from a property in Brixton, south London.
Balakrishnan, 73, tried to convince recruits he was a Messiah-like figure and got them to hand over all their wages to “the cause”, said Mr Heslop, 59.
The sect leader called himself “Comrade Bala” and told disciples: “I am Christ, follow me,” during meetings at the group’s then base in Brixton, south London.
Followers were cut off from their families, while member Sian Davies was convinced to hand over her home
and £10,000 before her death in 1997.