Asaram sexual assault case: MHA issues notice to 3 states

Indore, Aug 27: The controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu has invited more troubles to him in the case of sexual assault charges against him.

While tightening the noose over 72-year-old Asaram Bapu, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday, asked the three state governments of Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to send reports on complaints of sexual assault committed by him.

In an advisory, the MHA has asked the three states to share the status of the case and findings of investigations so far.

Asaram is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, who was reportedly studying in his Jodhpur ashram. The girls' parents are said to be his long-term disciples.

But after the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents, they filed an FIR against the spiritual guru at the Kamla Market police station in Delhi.

Yesterday, the Jodhpur police issued summons against him and asked him to appear in court within four days.

Meanwhile, as per the latest updates, Asaram, who is in Indore, has refused the Jodhpur police team summons and asked them to meet him after 2 pm today.

Yesterday, the defiant Asaram said, "The girl is pure and blameless. Her parents are my disciples, that makes her my grand-daughter."

In her statement, the girl told police that she was taken to Asaram's room at Manai ashram on August 15 night for a ritual for which he had wanted the two of them to be alone in the room.

She has also mentioned in her statement that she was "threatened" by him to remain silent about the incident.

Asaram sexual assault case "politicised"

Right now, according to reports, the BJP delegation led by Indore MLA Ramesh Mandola has gone to meet Asaram regarding the uproar over sexual assault case against him.

The BJP has come in the strong support of Asaram ever since the reports of sexual allegation against him came out.

The BJP leader Uma Bharti tweeted, "Asaram Bapu is innocent. He is being targeted for opposing Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. False cases are being filed against him in Congress states. We are with Asaram Bapu."

The BJP Vice President Prabhat Jha also defended Asaram Bapu terming rape charges against him as a "Congress conspiracy".

The Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh said, "I was very surprised to find the BJP spokespersons supporting Asaram Bapu."

Yesterday, the CPI leader Gurudas DasGupta demanded that Asaram should be "hanged".

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