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Controversial Bapu in jail

Updated: Sep 03, 2013, 10:05 AM IST
Asaram Bapu being produced at a court in Jodhpur on September 2, 2013. (Photo IANS)
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Asaram Bapu being produced at a court in Jodhpur on September 2, 2013. (Photo IANS)
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Controversial spiritual guru Asaram Bapu is brought for interrogation by police at the Jodhpur airport in Jodhpur on September 1. (AP Photo)
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The case is the latest in a series of high profile rape cases in India that have fueled public protests and raised questions about how police handle the cases and treat the victims. (AP Photo)
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Bapu was arrested in central India early Sunday on a rape charge filed by a teen age girl in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.
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The chargesheet to be filed will mention that Asaram's hand had reached up to the victim's private parts, and this act comes under the purview of sexual assault.
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Self styled godman Asaram Bapu, presently in Jodhpur Central Jail, may face up to 10 years imprisonment if the charges of sexual assault against a minor girl are proved in a court of law.