Jodhpur: Self styled godman Asaram Bapu, presently in Jodhpur jail, has been admitted to an Ayurvedic hospital after he complained to jail authorities that he was suffering from insomnia and bodyache.

"He has been suffering from 'Anant Vaat' and was finding it difficult to move his body. We have started his treatment through 'Panch Karma' and will keep him in hospital until he recovers," said a doctor of the hospital.

Asaram had complained to the jail authorities that he had been suffering from insomnia and bodyache for quite some time, following which, the jail administration took him to the hospital at Rajasthan Ayurveda University yesterday.