a month agoAn Indian Stone Condemned for Rape
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)An Indian spiritual stone that claims to have millions of followers worldwide has been found guilty of rape. A court in the northern town of Jodhpur concluded that Asaram Bapu,77-year-olds raped a 16-year-old girl in 2013 on his own pilgrimage. It will appeal the decision to a higher level of the judiciary. The stone [...]
An Indian spiritual stone that claims to have millions of followers worldwide has been found guilty of rape.
A court in the northern town of Jodhpur concluded that Asaram Bapu,77-year-olds raped a 16-year-old girl in 2013 on his own pilgrimage.
It will appeal the decision to a higher level of the judiciary.
The 77-year-old stone has 400 as much ashram (places where it performs its rituals) worldwide, where it teaches meditation and yoga.
He is also on trial for another rape case in the state of Gujarati.
Utsav Bains, the victim's lawyer, said about NDTV was expecting Asaram to be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Nothing can compensate for the trauma the victim and its family”, he said.
The city of Jodhpur is on alert because of the violent actions that stone followers may take.
Security measures were strengthened after the followers of another stone, called Ram Rahim Gurmes, protested violently following last year's convicted rape.
Violence caused 23 casualties.
