Disciple Rape Case| Gujarat Court Sentences Self-Styled Godman Asaram To Life Imprisonment

A Court in Gujarat's Gandhinagar District today sentenced Self Styled Godman Asaram to life imprisonment in connection with a case in which he was convicted yesterday for repeatedly raping a disciple in his Ahmedabad based Ashram.a

It may be noted that yesterday, the Court convicted him in the case while acquitting six others including his wife, son, and daughter in the matter. Asaram has been found guilty of offences under sections 376, 377, 342, 354, 357, and 506 of IPC. The Court has also imposed a fine of Rs. 10K upon him. An additional Rs. 50K has been directed to be paid to the victim as compensation.

BREAKING: Self Styled Godman sentenced to life imprisonment in the case in which he was convicted yesterday for repeatedly raping a disciple in his Ahmedabad-based Ashram.

Rs. 50,000/- fine also impoed pic.twitter.com/JduJ1Cdk5y

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Asaram is presently serving a life sentence in Jodhpur’s Central Jail in connection with a separate rape case, in which he was convicted in the year 2018. He was presented before the Gandhinagar court via video conferencing mode.

The instant case date back to the year 2013, when a girl from Gujarat's Surat district, who was a devotee of Asaram had alleged that she was repeatedly raped by him in 2001 in his Ahmedabad-based ashram. Asaram was arrested by Rajasthan Police in the year 2013 and he has been in jail since then.