Pics: Did Asaram Bapu force victims to undergo abortions in ashram?

Ahmedabad, Oct 20: With each passing day, the trouble is getting more deeper for the controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

On Saturday, the Gandhinagar court extended police custody of Asaram till October 22, after a Surat-based woman accused him of repeated sexual assaults when she was living at his ashram.

In a shocking revelation, she also told police that other women, who were sexually assaulted were taken to a hospital for 'forced abortions'.

According to reports, Ahmedabad police will now investigate about the hospital in question and the doctors involved in a serious crime.

Another report said that Asaram's Ahmedabad ashram's administrator Dhruviben (one of the accused in the FIR) used to take rape victims to a hospital for abortions purpose.

However, Asaram's lawyer B M Gupta refuted charges of abortions as false allegations and said that his client (Asaram) was not involved directly.

Another media report even said that Asaram's ashram had an "abortion centre" where rape victims underwent operations.

Asaram threw tantrums inside the Gandhinagar court.

Asaram who was interrogated by the Ahmedabad police along with the Surat complainant had admitted that he knew her very well and even confessed to have 'touched' her, but denied sexually assaulting her.

Ahmedabad police has demanded 10-day police custody for 72-year-old Asaram but the court granted his police custody till Oct 22. He will be sent back to Jodhpur jail on October 25.

It was reported that during hearing, Asaram, 'threw tantrums' and told the court that he did not mind being sent to ten days police custody as he was absolutely sure that he is innocent.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

With each passing day, the trouble is getting more deeper for the controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

On Saturday, the Gandhinagar court extended police custody of Asaram till October 22, after a Surat-based woman accused him of repeated sexual assaults, when she was living at his ashram.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

In a shocking revelation, she told police that other women, who were sexually assaulted were taken to a hospital for 'forced abortions'.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

Ahmedabad police will now investigate about the hospital in question and the doctors involved in a serious crime.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

Asaram's Ahmedabad ashram's administrator Dhruviben (one of the accused in the FIR) reportedly used to take rape victims to a hospital for abortions purpose.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

Asaram's lawyer B M Gupta refuted charges of abortions as false allegations and said that his client (Asaram) was not involved directly.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

Another media report even said that Asaram's ashram had an "abortion centre" where rape victims underwent operations.

Like father, like son....

The Surat police may issue non-bailable arrest warrant against 41-year-old Narayan Sai, who has been brazenly evading law, since one of the two sisters accused him of sexually assaulting her.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

Controversial Asaram Bapu still has female supporters. They gathered outside ATS headquarters and prayed for 74-year-old Asaram.

Asaram's "raas-leela" getting dirty!

Gandhinagar sessions court granted anticipatory bail to Asaram's wife Lakshmi and his daughter Bharti on a personal bond of Rs 50, 000 each, in connection with the sexual assault case of two sisters.

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