Controversial Bapu in jail

Asaram Bapu being produced at a court in Jodhpur on September 2, 2013. (Photo IANS)

Controversial spiritual guru Asaram Bapu is brought for interrogation by police at the Jodhpur airport in Jodhpur on September 1. (AP Photo)

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)

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.

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.

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.