Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case

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Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
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Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case

The self-styled controversial godman Asaram Bapu who was declared guilty by the court yesterday has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Sessions court in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. He was convicted guilty of raping his disciple at his ashram. The complaint was filed in 2013. Under Indian Penal Code sections 376 (2)(c) (being on the management or on the staff of a place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force or of a woman’s or children’s institution takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on any inmate of such place) and 377 (unnatural sex) he was charged for life imprisonment and  imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 each for each of the offenses

This is the second time Asaram Bapu has been pronounced to life imprisonment. He was already facing jail term for sexual harassment & rape of a minor in his ashram.