Ahmedabad: Asaram has been found guilty in another rape case. In one such crime, Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in Rajasthan's Jodhpur Central Jail, has been found guilty of many crimes including rape, and unnatural sex with a girl student in Surat. After being declared guilty by the court, his sentence will be announced on Tuesday. The younger sister of the girl Asaram has been found guilty of raping in Surat, his son Narayan Sai used to make her a victim of his lust. The court has already sentenced Sai to life imprisonment.
Additional Sessions Judge DK Soni found Asaram guilty of offenses like rape, sodomy, molestation, illegal possession, use of force to gain control, and criminal intimidation. The court acquitted six including Asaram's wife Lakshmi, daughter Bharti, Motera Ashram functionaries Dhruvben Balani, Jaswantiben Chowdhary, Nirmala, and Meera for lack of evidence. Asaram's advocate Chandrashekhar Gupta said there was no evidence against the released criminals.
81-year-old Asaram is serving a life sentence in Jodhpur jail. A rape case was registered in 2013 by a girl who became a victim of Asaram's lust in the ashram located in Rajasthan. Asaram was produced in the court through a video link. Asaram has been presented in the trial only through video conferencing. Asaram's wife was not present in the court due to ill health and being admitted to a hospital in Surat. The court had to wait to pronounce the verdict as Asaram's daughter did not reach on time. No one was allowed to enter the court except the lawyers. Asaram termed the allegations against him as a conspiracy. After a case was registered against Asaram under the POCSO Act in Jodhpur, the Surat victim came forward and lodged a complaint highlighting the atrocities she faced at the ashram in Ahmedabad between 1997 and 2006. The victim's younger sister accused Narayan Sai of sexual exploitation. Sai was also found guilty of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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