Surat, 11 November 2013

Surat Sessions Court on Monday declared Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai an absconder in . The court has taken this decision on application of Surat Police which is probing a rape case involving Narayan Sai.

With Narayan Sai, his aides Hanuman and Jamuna are also absconding. Jamuna is sister of Ganga who was held at Udaipur last week. All three will have to appear before court or investigative officer within 30 days, or their property will be attached.

A local court in Surat had on October 29 issues non bailable warrant against Narayan Sai in this case.

Asaram’s son has been on the run since a complaint of rape was filed against him in Surat, Gujarat on October 6. Surat Police had registered complaints filed by two sisters – one against Asaram and another against his son Sai – of rape, sexual assault, illegal confinement and other charges.

Sai continues to evade law as the investigating officials are still groping in the dark and remain clueless about his whereabouts.

The elder of the two sisters, in her complaint, had accused Asaram of sexual assault between 1997 and 2006 during the time she had been living in his ashram on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city.

The younger sister had filed a complaint against Sai, accusing him of repeated sexual assault between 2002 and 2005 when she was living in their Surat ashram. The whereabouts of Sai are not known.