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- Asaram was arrested in 2013 after a case of sexual assault was filed against him by two of his followers, who alleged that he had assaulted their daughter. Police say that the couple, who had sent the girl to one of his ashrams for spiritual lessons, were summoned to see her as she was "under the influence of some supernatural ghostly powers".
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Apr 25, 2018 · 25 April 2018. Getty Images. Asaram denies all allegations against him. A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a...
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Apr 25, 2018 · Asaram Bapu, the self-styled godman who was accused of raping a 16-year-old girl, was found guilty in the case by a Jodhpur court on Wednesday. The verdict against Asaram was delivered inside the Jodhpur Central Jail as mandated bt the Rajasthan High Court.
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In 2013, a girl from Uttar Pradesh, whose parents were followers of Asaram, accused him of rapingher at his ashram. The girl was brought to his ashram for treatment after she fainted one day at her school. The girl’s parents were told that she possessed evil spirits and she can be cured at the ashram. READ | Jodhpur turns into fortress, section 144...
The case was then shifted to Jodhpur and an FIRwas lodged. Asaram was subsequently arrested from Indore which triggered violence in several areas by his followers and attack on policemen and media personnel. The supporters also stopped several trains and blocked highways in protest against Asaram’s arrest. READ | Deliver Asaram case verdict inside ...
In November 2013, the Jodhpur police filed a chargesheet against Asaram and four co-accused in the case. In the chargesheet, it was alleged also that Asaram had video-recorded his sexual acts with several women to blackmail them into granting him further sexual favours. He was booked under Sections 342, 376, 506 and 509 of the IPC, as well as under...
Ever since the trial in the case began in 2014, several witnesses were attacked by Asaram supporters. Asaram’s personal aide, Amrut Prajapati, who was a key witness in the case was shot dead in May 2014. Another associate, Akhil Gupta who worked as a cook at the ashram, was killed the following year in Muzaffarnagar. In February 2015, Rahul Sachan,...
The trail was completed on April 7 and the verdict was reserved for April 25. With a special court in Jodhpur all set to pronounce its verdict, the district administration here has stepped up security around the house of the victim. READ | Asaram Bapu rape case verdict on April 25: Violence, witness killings; all that happened in last 5 years
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Jan 30, 2023 · Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was convicted of raping a Surat-based woman at an ashram in Gujarat in 2013, a court in Gandhinagar ruled on Monday. NDTV World Edition
Apr 25, 2018 · August 5: Asaram Bapu moves Rajasthan High Court challenging the decision of the trial court to hold the trial in the rape case. October 24: The CBI begins probe into the murder of Akhil Gupta. 2016
Feb 1, 2023 · An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced self-proclaimed spiritual guru Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment on charges of rape and sodomy, according to his lawyer. The verdict is the second life term...
Jan 31, 2023 · In 2013, after Asaram Bapu was arrested for raping the girl in Rajasthan, two Surat-based women accused the self-styled godman and his son Narayan Sai of sexual exploitation. The elder sister accused Asaram of sexual assaults between 1997 and 2006 when she lived at his Ahmedabad ashram.
