Sexual assault case: Asaram Bapu blames media for arrest
Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu with the police at Jodhpur prison
Jodhpur: Religious preacher Asaram Bapu, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in one of his ashrams, today blamed the media for his arrest and sought bail on grounds that he was unwell.The 75-year-old has to spend his second night in the Jodhpur Central jail as a hearing on his bail plea will continue tomorrow.
“It is because of you, the media, that the police hurriedly completed the investigation and my client was arrested,” said Asaram Bapu’s lawyer, who had cited ‘trial by media’ in the court hearing.
Asaram Bapu has been placed in the barracks right next to the jail dispensary. Sources said he refused to drink any water without adding drops from his bottle of ‘gangajal’ or holy Ganga water.
On Monday night, clashes broke out between police and Asaram Bapu’s supporters outside the prison, where the preacher was moved after a local court sent him to 14-day judicial custody….
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