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Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist (born 1941)

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Asaram: Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist (born 1941)
Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani, known by devotees as Asaram, is an Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist, who started to come into the limelight in the early 1970s. By 2013, he was estimated to have established over 400 ashrams and 40 schools in India and abroad.

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Asaram gets SC interim bail on medical grounds

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence for rape, till March 31 for medical treatment due to various ailments. The court ordered him not..
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SC grants interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram on medical grounds till March 31 in 2013 rape case

The top court said 86-year-old Asaram was suffering from various age-related health conditions besides a heart ailment. The top court had sought Gujarat government's response on Asaram's plea for..
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Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu granted interim bail by Supreme Court in 2013 rape case

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Asaram in a 2013 rape case on medical grounds until March 31. The court directed him not to meet his followers post-release. Asaram, 86, suffering from..
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SC seeks Gujarat govt's reply on Asaram's plea for suspension of life sentence in 2013 rape case

Jailed self-proclaimed godman Asaram sought a suspension of his life sentence in a 2013 rape case from the Supreme Court, citing medical grounds. The court has agreed to hear his plea and issued a..
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Dalit man dies in UP police custody, 2 cops suspended

Dalit farmer Asaram died in custody under mysterious circumstances in Lakhimpur Kheri. His family alleges third-degree torture. The incident led to the suspension of the cops involved, and he passed..
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2013 Asaram Bapu rape case: Gujarat govt makes major move against convicted rapist's wife; know updates in case

The Gujarat government has challenged the acquittal of Asaram Bapu's wife and five others in the 2013 gang rape case filed against him, in which he was convicted.
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Asaram, 82, gets life in jail on former devoteeโ€™s plaint of rape, sodomy

A sessions court in Gandhinagar on Tuesday sentenced Asumal Harpalani alias Asaram to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of rape and sodomy, one decade after a former devotee made the complaint..
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Asaram Bapu rape case: From multiple life sentences to fine, know complete punishment in sexual assault cases

After the announcement of a sentence in Gujarat court today, Asaram Bapu is set to serve multiple life sentences in multiple rape cases.
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Asaram Bapu held guilty of rape, sodomy; six others acquitted

A Gandhinagar court held Asaram guilty on Monday of raping and sodomising his former devotee, who had accused him of sexual abuse a decade ago. This is the second conviction for Asaram; a Jodhpur court..
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Asaram Bapu convicted in 2013 rape case: Know all about the case, timeline of sexual assault allegations

Asaram Bapu has been convicted in a rape case filed against him in 2013, where he was accused of raping a woman disciple in his ashram.
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