Asaram found guilty of raping minor girl

ANI  |  Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India] 

Self-styled godman was found guilty in a 2013 rape case by Jodhpur Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Court, on Wednesday.

He has been convicted for raping a minor girl in Manai village near Jodhpur on August 15, 2013.

He is lodged in

Asaram's said they will talk to their legal team and decide future course of action.

"We will discuss with our legal team and then decide our future course of action. We have confidence in our judiciary," Dubey said.

Earlier in the day, people were seen offering prayers at the godman's ashram in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, Gujarat's Ahmedabad and Punjab's for his acquittal.

A follower of even reached the jail with a garland in the morning. He, however, was detained by police.

The judgement in the case was pronounced inside the Jodhpur Central Jail, keeping in view the law and order in situation in and neighbouring states.

is also facing a trial in for raping two Surat-based sisters. His son, Narayan Sai, is also an accused in the case.

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First Published: Wed, April 25 2018. 11:22 IST