INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
held self-styled godman Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a 16-year-old five years ago at his Chhindwara ashram
The Home Ministry has asked for security to stepped up to ensure that no violence takes place ahead of the Asaram rape case verdict
Prohibitory orders have also been issued in Jodhpur where the trial court will deliver its verdict in the Central Jail premises, as directed
by the Rajasthan High Court.A teenaged girl of Asaram Bapu's Chindwara-based gurukul had accused him of raping her at his ashram near
Following her complaint, Asaram Bapu was arrested by Jodhpur police on August 31, 2013
want to thank the judiciary for understanding our pain and hope all those accused will be meted out the strongest punishment
We received death threats, we were lured with money, but all we wanted was justice for our daughter
I have full faith in judiciary
My daughter is very happy today
We know what she has been through these 5 years
She had big dreams, she was ambitions
But what she faced ruined everything," says survivor's father
"There are contradictions in survivor's statement
She was falsely shown to be a minor
If the court admits her as an adult, charges related to POCSO won't stand," says Vikas Pahwa, Asaram's lawyer after verdict in 2013 rape
convicted, we have got justice
I want to thank everyone who supported us in this fight
Now I hope he will get strict punishment
I also hope the witnesses who were murdered or kidnapped get justice: Shahjahanpur rape survivor's father said, reported news agency ANI
We will decide our future course of action after consulting the legal team
Jodhpur, prayers are underway at his ashram in Varanasi
Madhusudan Sharma, the judge in the case, has been provided stringent security ahead of the judgement today
have presented themselves before him
Today At Jodhpur Jail, Four States On Alert: 10 PointsThe chargesheet against Asaram Bapu accuses him of rape, trafficking, and under a
stringent law on sexual crimes against children that could entail a life term if charges are proved
If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 10 years in jail.
