Asaram Bapu sent to police custody till 19th October

Ahmedabad, 14 October 2013

Gujarat Police today sought 14 days remand of Asaram Bapu to investigate rape case against him. Police sought remand on 13 different grounds. The court granted police custody till 19th.

Asaram Bapu was arrested by Gujarat Police yesterday at Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan and brought to Ahmedabad airport via Mumbai on transfer warrant. From Ahmedabad airport he was taken to Gandhinagar based Anti Terrorist Squad headquarters where he was allowed to meet his lawyer. Asaram was today morning brought to Gandhinagar court where lawyers shouted slogans against him. 75 years old Asaram was given seat under fan in the court room. However after lawyers protested it he was placed in witness box.

Asaram hass been arrested in rape case. He is accused of raping two sisters from Surat in early 2000s. Victims filed complained at Surat. As the place of crime was Asaram’s Motera based ashram in Ahmedabad, the complaint was transferred to Chandkheda police station which is under Gandhinagar district police. When Surat sisters filed complaint, Asaram was in judicial custody at Jodhpur jail in connection with another sexual assault case.

Gujarat Police has formed a Special Investigation Team(SIT) to probe the case. Asaram’s son, daughter and wife are also accused in same case, however they are still at large and their anticipatory bail pleas are in process in courts.

Update: Asaram Bapu has been shifted again to ATS headquarters near Gandhinagar for four days long questioning under custody. His lawyer BM Gupta has filed application in court to provide food and medicines to Asaram Bapu. He has also demanded the court to allow presence of lawyer during questioning of Asaram Bapu in police custody.