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Indian spiritual leader and rape convict (Born-1941)

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Asaram: Indian spiritual leader and rape convict (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 Bapu held guilty of rape, sodomy; six others acquitted

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Asaram Bapu convicted in 2013 rape case: Know all about the case, timeline of sexual assault allegations

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