Asaram convicted for raping minor girl
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Asaram convicted for raping minor girl
Self-styled godman Asaram has been convicted for the rape of a minor girl. Three co-accused have been held guilty, two have been acquitted by the court.
Asaram is accused of raping a teenage girl from Shahajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, who was studying at the godman’s ashram at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. Asaram has denied the rape charges. The victim had alleged that Asaram called her to his ashram in Manai area near Jodhpur and raped her on the night of August 15, 2013.
Asaram faces 10 years in jail, but the quantum of punishment has not been announced today. Asaram has been in jail since 2013.
Neelam Dubey, Asaram’s spokesperson said, “We will discuss with our legal team and then decide our future course of action. We have confidence in our judiciary.”
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aab, bjp me entry kab hai saab ki? May be yogi can come to his rescue to withdraw or abolish the case.
mera tatti nhi ho raha.. who is responsible for it ?
guess who !!
no death sentence ? 
offtopic:
this guy will do pooja’s in jail and enjoy the life.
Ye log morning me bol re they real issue pe discussion nhi karte .
Ab aasaram pe Panchayat laga di .
Aasaram ko convict krdia jail me rahega lifetime . Aur kya chahye in mercy petition file krne wale ko .
Bas ek na ek issue chahye kbhi asifa to kbhi aasaram . Rona sirf modi ko .
Chahe usko bari kardo ya jail me dal do .. padni to gali hi .
coz the master was once a follower of this fellow
Following the conviction of Asaram in a rape case, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today the places named after the controversial godman would be rechristened.
Nobody is above the law, Chouhan said and promised “appropriate action” on an activist’s demand that two places in Bhopal named after 77-year-old Asaram be renamed.
“No one is above the Constitution, the law, and the public sentiments. It is a country where the name of Aurangzeb Road has also been changed. Soon, we will take appropriate action on this matter too,” Chouhan said.
A court in Rajasthan today sentenced Asaram to life in jail for raping a minor girl.
Bhopal has two places named after Asaram — a road crossing and a bus stand, both located near the godman’s ashram near the Raja Bhoj Airport on the city outskirts.
Activist Rachna Dhingra, who works for the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster, made the demand in a video on social media.
“I am asking the chief minister who claims to be a big proponent and protector of girls’ rights that the names of this crossing and bus stand be changed,” she said.
Another activist, Akshay Hunka, tagged the chief minister in his tweet and asked to spell out the government’s stand on Dhingra’s demand.
Replying to it, Chouhan assured to take appropriate action.
Asaram sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl in 2013. A life term is the maximum imprisonment under the Pocso Act.
Judge Madhusudhan Sharma of the court of SC/ST cases also sentenced the two other convicts Shilpi and Sharad to 20 years in jail.