Gandhinagar: A district and sessions court here has today in its verdict considered Asaram Bapu guilty of rape. Asaram Bapu is facing up to 10 years of imprisonment. The court will declare the quantum of punishment in this case on 31st January post 11.00 am. Asaram has been convicted under IPC sections 376(2)C, 377, 342, 357, and 506. A woman from Surat registered a case against Asaram Bapu in the year 2013 for alleged rape in the year 2001. 55 witnesses had appeared before the court in this cas...Read More

Ahmedabad: Asaram Ashram here is once again in the news. A youth namely Vijay Yadav(27) from Andhra Pradesh has gone missing from Ashram according to his relatives. According to Vijay's brother, Vijay had left home with his friends to attend a shibir in Asaram Ashram in Ahmedabad. There were total 10 persons together in journey to participate in shibir. They had left Hyderabad on 2nd November and reached Ahmedabad ashram on 3rd November. While 9 persons returned to Hyderabad, Vijay didn't re...Read More

Gandhinagar: Justice (Retired) D K Trivedi Commission inquiry report related to the investigation of the death of two boys of Gurukul school in the Ahmedabad Ashram of controversial self-styled god-man Asaram Bapu was tabled in the Gujarat assembly today. Two boys Dipesh Vaghela (10) and Abhshek Vaghela (11) had gone missing from the Ahsram situated in Motera area of Ahmedabad on July 3, 2008. Their bodies were found later on July 5 on the banks of river Sabarmati behind the Ashram. ...Read More

Surat: Son of disputed god-man Asaram Bapu, Narayan Sai, himself a self styled religious preacher, behind bars like his father under charges of rape, bribing and other offenses, in Lajpore central jail here was today admitted to hospital following complain of chest pain. Sai has been taken to New Civil Hospital here for check-ups after he complained of chest pain, a jail official confirmed. The further course of action would be decided on the advise of doctors a...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government would table the report of Justice D K Trivedi Commission pertaining to the probe of the incident of mysterious death of two children studying in the Asaram Ashram Gurukul here, on the floor of Gujarat assembly in the monsoon session of the house. MoS Home and Parliamentary Affairs Pradipsinh Jadeja today told newsmen here that the report would be tabled in the monsoon session. On July 5, 2008, decomposed bodies of Dipesh Vaghela (10) and Abhi...Read More

Surat: Narayan Sai, son of self styled spiritual leader Asaram Bapu today favored Congress rule in Gujarat. Narayan sai who is in judicial custody in rape case told media persons during visit to court that people seek change and there should be change. People seek change and I too seek change. I am in jail for last 3.5-4 years, people outside feel it more that what should happen. People should come out in open with all their strength and exercise their right. When asked, 'do you mean Congress ...Read More

New Delhi: Supreme Court today rejected the interim bail plea of self-styled religious figure Asaram Bapu, who is facing trial in rape cases, on health grounds and asked him to get his treatment done in Rajasthan in judicial custody itself. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana said if Asaram wantrf to undergo treatment, he could get the diagnosis done at AIIMS, Jodhpur or at Rajasthan Ayurvedic hospital while staying in judicial custody. The apex court's direction came after Asaram...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Rajasthan government to respond to the bail pleas of self- styled religious figure Asaram Bapu who is facing trial in rape cases. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana issued notice to the state government and sought its reply on two separate interim and regular bail pleas of Asaram. Senior advocate and noted jurist Soli Sorabjee appearing for Asaram said he has been in jail for three years and needed to be granted bail. The bench sa...Read More

Ahmedabad:The Gujarat High Court today granted regular bail to an accused in the murder of Amrut Prajapati, a key witness in the rape case allegedly involving self-styled godman Asaram, on the ground he was not directly named in the dying declaration of the victim. Justice P P Bhatt granted bail to Basavraj Avanna Talloi, arrested for the murder of Prajapati who was shot dead in a Rajkot clinic two years back by unidentified assailants. The judge observed the accused was not directly named...Read More

Muzaffarnagar:A court here today granted custody of Niraj Kumar, a close aide of Asaram, to police in connection with a murder case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Grima Choudhry allowed police to take Kumar, lodged in Deoband jail, in their custody tomorrow in connection with Akhil Gupta murder case. Asaram's aide will remain in police custody between 8 AM and 8 PM during which they would take his help for recovering arms and other items allegedly used in the murder of Gupta, a witness in th...Read More