Asaram Verdict

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.

After a judge pronounced him guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl, self-styled godman Asaram appeared broken and nervous, said police officers who were present on the premises of the Jodhpur central jail where the judgement was pronounced.

Self-styled godman Asaram who was convicted of rape on Wednesday had asked the rape survivor in the case, to "surrender" to him, boasting that senior officials bowed their heads at him.

The conviction and life term for Asaram -- the 77-year-old self-styled godman -- in a rape case, came after nearly five years of terror, threats and intimidation and three murders of witnesses who had agreed to testify against him. Not much headway has been made in any of the cases, said Utsav Bains, who is the counsel for the 16-year-old raped by ...

A court in India convicted a popular spiritual guru Wednesday of raping a teenager and sentenced him to life in prison.

As self-styled godman Asaram was declared guilty of rape by a judge inside Jodhpur jail, the five-year wait for a family in Uttar Pradesh came to pass.

Nearly five years after he was arrested, Asaram, a self-styled godman with a following that runs into lakhs, was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl whose family brought her to visit his ashram in Jodhpur. The verdict today was delivered inside a Jodhpur jail; authorities decided days ago that taking Asaram to court would r...

Proceedings are under way in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises where a trial court judge is set to pronounce its verdict today in the rape case of a teenager by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Security has been provided to the family of Akhil Gupta, a witness in the rape case against Asaram Bapu in Surat, who was shot dead in January 2015, ahead of the godman's verdict in Jodhpur today, police said.

A trial court in Jodhpur, has pronounced life term for Asaram who was convicted of raping a teenager from Shahajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The 16-year-old was studying at his ashram in Chhindwara. Asaram was arrested and brought to Jodhpur on September 1, 2013 and has been in custody since September 2. Security has been stepped up around the teenag...

A follower of Asaram Bapu was detained today outside the Central Jail in Jodhpur where prohibitory orders have been put in place in view of a trial court verdict against the self-styled godman in a rape case.

Asaram has been convicted in the rape case of 16-year-old girl and has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

A Rajasthan trial court has held self-styled godman Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a 16-year-old five years ago. Three other have been convicted while two have been acquitted by the court.Massive security has been deployed in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat ahead of the Jodhpur court decision. The Home Ministry has asked for security to stepped...

A court in Rajasthan will decide today if self-styled godman Asaram -- who runs 400 ashrams across India -- was guilty of raping a 16-year-old five years ago. Asaram has thousands of followers across India with extensive money and muscle power. The trial in the two cases against him has been marked by a string of attacks against witnesses who dared...

The five-year wait for justice is about to end for a young woman who tried to bring self-styled godman Asaram to book. The girl -- who was only 16 years old when she was allegedly raped by Asaram and his aides - will wait for the word from the court at her home in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her father said she has got back to her normal life and ...

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.

After a judge pronounced him guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl, self-styled godman Asaram appeared broken and nervous, said police officers who were present on the premises of the Jodhpur central jail where the judgement was pronounced.

Self-styled godman Asaram who was convicted of rape on Wednesday had asked the rape survivor in the case, to "surrender" to him, boasting that senior officials bowed their heads at him.

The conviction and life term for Asaram -- the 77-year-old self-styled godman -- in a rape case, came after nearly five years of terror, threats and intimidation and three murders of witnesses who had agreed to testify against him. Not much headway has been made in any of the cases, said Utsav Bains, who is the counsel for the 16-year-old raped by ...

A court in India convicted a popular spiritual guru Wednesday of raping a teenager and sentenced him to life in prison.

As self-styled godman Asaram was declared guilty of rape by a judge inside Jodhpur jail, the five-year wait for a family in Uttar Pradesh came to pass.

Nearly five years after he was arrested, Asaram, a self-styled godman with a following that runs into lakhs, was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl whose family brought her to visit his ashram in Jodhpur. The verdict today was delivered inside a Jodhpur jail; authorities decided days ago that taking Asaram to court would r...

Proceedings are under way in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises where a trial court judge is set to pronounce its verdict today in the rape case of a teenager by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Security has been provided to the family of Akhil Gupta, a witness in the rape case against Asaram Bapu in Surat, who was shot dead in January 2015, ahead of the godman's verdict in Jodhpur today, police said.

A trial court in Jodhpur, has pronounced life term for Asaram who was convicted of raping a teenager from Shahajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The 16-year-old was studying at his ashram in Chhindwara. Asaram was arrested and brought to Jodhpur on September 1, 2013 and has been in custody since September 2. Security has been stepped up around the teenag...

A follower of Asaram Bapu was detained today outside the Central Jail in Jodhpur where prohibitory orders have been put in place in view of a trial court verdict against the self-styled godman in a rape case.

Asaram has been convicted in the rape case of 16-year-old girl and has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

A Rajasthan trial court has held self-styled godman Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a 16-year-old five years ago. Three other have been convicted while two have been acquitted by the court.Massive security has been deployed in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat ahead of the Jodhpur court decision. The Home Ministry has asked for security to stepped...

A court in Rajasthan will decide today if self-styled godman Asaram -- who runs 400 ashrams across India -- was guilty of raping a 16-year-old five years ago. Asaram has thousands of followers across India with extensive money and muscle power. The trial in the two cases against him has been marked by a string of attacks against witnesses who dared...

The five-year wait for justice is about to end for a young woman who tried to bring self-styled godman Asaram to book. The girl -- who was only 16 years old when she was allegedly raped by Asaram and his aides - will wait for the word from the court at her home in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her father said she has got back to her normal life and ...