Rajasthan court on Wednesday pronounced the judgement on country’s most awaited and famous rape case.
life imprisonment to self-styled Godman Asaram for raping a teenage female devotee at his ashram near Jodhpur in 2013. The special court also sentenced two others to 20 years each in jail amid stringent security, letting off two other accused. (Asaram verdict live updates)
The verdict was delivered in a courtroom in Jodhpur Central Jail, where Asaram has been lodged for 56 months since his arrest. He was charged with raping a 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Shahajahanpur and arrested in September 2013. Asaram has denied the rape and can appeal his conviction in a higher court.
“I am happy to get justice… We had complete faith in the judiciary and are happy that we got justice,” said the father of the rape survivor after the guilty verdict.According to the sources Asarama’s lawyer will challenge to this verdict in High Court.