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Home / News / India News / Asaram Bapu's son seeks bail to contest elections
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    Asaram Bapu's son seeks bail to contest elections

    Written by
    Supriya
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    Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Last updated on Jan 20, 2017, 06:40 pm
    Asaram Bapu's son seeks bail to contest elections
  • Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai is behind bars in a rape case at Lajpore Central jail since December 2013.

    On Thursday, he appealed to a court in Surat for temporarily bail in order to contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections beginning next month.

    The court has kept the matter for hearing on 21st Janaury, 2017.

  • In this article
    Asaram Bapu Legal tangles and controversies Major twists and turns Supreme Court denies bail to Asaram Bapu Network and profile SC rejects Asaram Bapu's interim bail Asaram Bapu's son seeks bail to contest elections
  • Early Life

    Asaram Bapu

    Asaram Bapu
  • Asaram Bapu is a 78 year old Hindu religious leader from Gujarat. He was born in Berani village in Pakistan.

    The family moved to Gujarat after Partition and in his early-years he worked as a tea seller.

    He set up an ashram near Sabarmati in early 1970s; in the 1980s and 90s he was granted land multiple times by the state government for expansion.

  • Details

    Legal tangles and controversies

    Legal tangles and controversies
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  • There have been many allegations of illegal land acquisition and encroachments by Asaram Bapu's ashrams over the years.

    In 2008, four young boys from two of his ashrams died in mysterious circumstances and the use of black-magic was suspected.

    In 2013, a 16 year old girl accused him of sexual assault; he was arrested shortly after and has since been in prison since then.

  • Details

    Major twists and turns

    Major twists and turns
  • Post Asaram Bapu's arrest in August 2013, over the next six months, six other girls came forward to accuse him of "unnatural sex".

    Over the course of 2014 and 2015, a total of nine witnesses associated with Asaram Bapu's rape and sexual assault cases were attacked.

    Three of these witnesses have died; other key witnesses were subsequently provided security.

  • 12 Aug 2016

    Supreme Court denies bail to Asaram Bapu

    Supreme Court denies bail to Asaram Bapu
  • The Rajasthan High Court appointed medical board opined that Asaram Bapu's health was deteriorating and recommended interim bail for treatment.

    The High Court rejected the board's recommendation; the Supreme Court denied interim bail to him as well.

    However, the Supreme Court instructed AIIMS to constitute a 3 member medical panel to observe his health and submit a report within ten days.

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    Network and profile

  • Asaram Bapu reportedly has up to two crore followers and the 'Sant Asaram Bapu' trust is known to run nearly 400 ashrams, some of which are located outside India. Until his arrest he enjoyed VVIP status at airports and would drive straight to the aircraft.

  • 25 Oct 2016

    SC rejects Asaram Bapu's interim bail

    SC rejects Asaram Bapu's interim bail
  • The Supreme Court rejected an interim bail plea on the grounds of health made by Asaram Bapu, who is facing trial in a rape case.

    The court asked Asaram Bapu to get the medical treatment done in Judicial Custody itself at either AIIMS, Jodhpur or Rajasthan Ayurvedic Hospital.

    The court said that AIIMS medical board stated that Asaram Bapu's health was stable.

  • 20 Jan 2017

    Asaram Bapu's son seeks bail to contest elections

    Asaram Bapu's son seeks bail to contest elections
  • Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai is behind bars in a rape case at Lajpore Central jail since December 2013.

    On Thursday, he appealed to a court in Surat for temporarily bail in order to contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections beginning next month.

    The court has kept the matter for hearing on 21st Janaury, 2017.

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