Asaram hospitalized in Jodhpur

Jodhpur: A self-styled sect leader Asaram Bapu was admitted to Mathura Das Mathur Hospital in Jodhpur after he complained of chest pain, restlessness, discomfort in the knees, and other ailments on Tuesday, reports news agency ANI. There were minor changes in his ECG, but his condition is stable now, said a cardiologist who checked him. Asaram Bapu was accused of raping a minor girl in his ashram in the Manai area near Jodhpur on the night of August 15, 2013.He was found guilty of various charges, including sections 370(4) (trafficking), 342 (wrongful confinement), 354A (outraging modesty), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and some sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.