A famous Indian guru with millions of followers was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a woman and imprisoned for five years. Yesterday, Asaram Bapu, 81, was found guilty of sexually abusing the woman at his monastery in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Gandhinager’s court after he sentenced him tolifelong prison sentenceordered him to pay a fine of Rs 23,000 and compensation of Rs 50,000 to the victim.
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The famous holy man was previously accused of sexual violence against a girl (who was then 16) who was a guest at his hermitage in Jodhpur in Rajasthan in northern India in 2013. He had raped the 16-year-old while her parents waited outside the room, chanting prayers while he told him to “heal” her. Then, to make matters worse, he threatened to kill his parents if he told anyone.
An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced self-proclaimed spiritual guru Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment for rape and bestiality, according to his lawyer https://t.co/tcWVMiMpbQ
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Today Asaram, who has millions of followers and more than 400 ashrams in India, was sentenced to life imprisonment. A few years ago, he also shocked public opinion by defending the rapists of Nirbhaya, the 24-year-old student who died in New Delhi after excruciating torture and has since become a symbol of the fight against violence against women in India.