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Asaram verdict: Security stepped up around victim’s house

Press Trust of India, Shahjahanpur | ByPress Trust of India
Apr 21, 2018 02:54 PM IST

A teenage girl had accused Asaram of sexual assault at his ashram in Manai village, near Jodhpur. The girl, who belonged to Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was a student living in the ashram.

With a special SC/ST court in Jodhpur all set to pronounce its verdit in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, the district administration here has stepped up security around the house of the victim.

Asaram Bapu greets his supporters as he arrives for a hearing at a court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.(Ramji Vyas/HT Photo)
Asaram Bapu greets his supporters as he arrives for a hearing at a court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.(Ramji Vyas/HT Photo)

“The security of the victim’s family is continuously being monitored...Five policemen have been deployed at the house and a strict vigil is being maintained on all the visitors,” SP (City) Dinesh Tripathi told PTI on Saturday.

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“I am personally reviewing the security as the court judgement likely to come soon and officials are in touch with the family,” the Superintendent of Police said.

The father of the victim said that he had complete faith in the judiciary and was confident that justice would be done.

Earlier this month, Judge Madhu Sudan Sharma of the Jodhpur court heard the final arguments from the prosecution and defence counsels for five months and reserved the order for April 25.

The teenage girl had accused Asaram of sexual assault at his ashram in Manai village, near Jodhpur. The girl, who belonged to Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was a student living in the ashram.

Asaram, who has in jail since August 31, 2013, was charged under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

If convicted, Asaram faces a maximum sentence of 10 years. He also has a rape case against him from Gujarat.

Earlier, the apex court had refused to grant bail to Asaram on various grounds in the two sexual assault cases lodged in Rajasthan and Gujarat respectively.

Two Surat-based sisters had lodged separate complaints against Asaram and his son Narayan Sai, accusing them of rape and illegal confinement, among other charges.

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