Ahead of the verdict in a rape case involving self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, a supporter of Asaram was detained today outside the Central Jail in Jodhpur where prohibitory orders have been clamped in view of the trial court verdict.
According to some officials, Asaram’s supporter reached near the jail and tried to put a garland on his poster, but the policemen detained him. The supporter managed to reach there despite extremely high-security arrangements.
Fearing chaos, the Centre has asked Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana governments to tighten security and deploy additional forces as the three states have a large number of followers of the 77-year-old Asaram who faces a minimum term of 10 years if convicted. Asaram runs a large number of Ashrams across these states.
Asaram is accused of raping a teenage girl from Shahajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, who was studying at the godman’s ashram at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. Asaram has denied the rape charges.
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