AHMEDABAD: A decade after his former devotee accused him of rape, a Gandhinagar court on Monday held Asaram guilty of the charge and convicted him for rape and sodomy among other charges, a second such conviction after being held guilty first by a Jodhpur court.
While recording conviction of Asaram for rape, sodomy, molestation, illegal detention, using force to illegally confine the survivor and criminal intimidation, additional sessions judge D K Soni acquitted six other accused persons – Asaram’s wife Lakshmi, his daughter Bharti, an office bearer of his Motera ashram Dhruvben Balani, two followers – Nirmala alias Dhel, Mira alias Baglo and an employee Jassiben.
