Gandhinagar: A sessions court in Gandhinagar awarded life imprisonment to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in a decade-old rape case of 2013. The court in its verdict on Monday had found Asaram Bapu guilty of rape. The prosecution claimed before the court that Asaram was a "habitual offender" and sought life imprisonment for him along with a heavy fine. Sessions court judge D K Soni pronounced the ruling and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Asaram. This is the second life term given to t...Read More

Gandhinagar: A district and sessions court here has today in its verdict considered Asaram Bapu guilty of rape. Asaram Bapu is facing up to 10 years of imprisonment. The court will declare the quantum of punishment in this case on 31st January post 11.00 am. Asaram has been convicted under IPC sections 376(2)C, 377, 342, 357, and 506. A woman from Surat registered a case against Asaram Bapu in the year 2013 for alleged rape in the year 2001. 55 witnesses had appeared before the court in this cas...Read More

Jodhpur: A self-styled sect leader Asaram Bapu was admitted to Mathura Das Mathur Hospital in Jodhpur after he complained of chest pain, restlessness, discomfort in the knees, and other ailments on Tuesday, reports news agency ANI. There were minor changes in his ECG, but his condition is stable now, said a cardiologist who checked him. Asaram Bapu was accused of raping a minor girl in his ashram in the Manai area near Jodhpur on the night of August 15, 2013.He was found guilty of various charge...Read More

Gandhinagar: Justice (Retired) D K Trivedi Commission inquiry report related to the investigation of the death of two boys of Gurukul school in the Ahmedabad Ashram of controversial self-styled god-man Asaram Bapu was tabled in the Gujarat assembly today. Two boys Dipesh Vaghela (10) and Abhshek Vaghela (11) had gone missing from the Ahsram situated in Motera area of Ahmedabad on July 3, 2008. Their bodies were found later on July 5 on the banks of river Sabarmati behind the Ashram. ...Read More

Surat: A local court in Surat city of Gujarat today held Narayan Sai, the son of self-styled godman Asaram, guilty in a rape case lodged over six years ago by one of the lady disciple. The Court would announce the quantum of punishment on April 30. Narayan Sai (40) was arrested from Pipli near Haryana’s Kurukshetra in December 2013 after two sisters from Surat filed rape complaints against him and his father Asaram in October that year In Jahangirpura police station here. The younger sis...Read More

Surat: Son of disputed god-man Asaram Bapu, Narayan Sai, himself a self styled religious preacher, behind bars like his father under charges of rape, bribing and other offenses, in Lajpore central jail here was today admitted to hospital following complain of chest pain. Sai has been taken to New Civil Hospital here for check-ups after he complained of chest pain, a jail official confirmed. The further course of action would be decided on the advise of doctors a...Read More

Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram, who was convicted for raping a minor girl, has sent a mercy plea to the governor of Rajasthan seeking dilution of his life sentence. On April 25, a Jodhpur court had sentenced Asaram to life in prison after finding him guilty of raping a teenage girl in his ashram five years ago. Challenging the sentence, Asaram had moved high court on July 2 but the petition is yet to be listed for hearing. Governor Kalyan Singh, who recently received Asaram's mercy ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government would table the report of Justice D K Trivedi Commission pertaining to the probe of the incident of mysterious death of two children studying in the Asaram Ashram Gurukul here, on the floor of Gujarat assembly in the monsoon session of the house. MoS Home and Parliamentary Affairs Pradipsinh Jadeja today told newsmen here that the report would be tabled in the monsoon session. On July 5, 2008, decomposed bodies of Dipesh Vaghela (10) and Abhi...Read More

Ahmedabad: A special court in Jodhpur today held Asaram Bapu guilty of rape and gave him imprisonment till death. The SC/ST court of special judge Madhu Sudan Sharma, Jodhpur metro, pronounced the verdict in the case against Asaram and four of his associates. In 2013, a 16-year-old girl had accused Asaram Bapu of rape on the intervening night of August 15 and 16 at his ashram in Rajasthan. A case was lodged against Asaram and four others – Sanchita alias Shilpi, Sharad Chandra alias Sharat Cha...Read More