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| Indian guru Asaram Bapu arrested over rape claims | Indian guru Asaram Bapu arrested over rape claims |
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| A controversial spiritual guru has been arrested on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. | A controversial spiritual guru has been arrested on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. |
| Asaram Bapu was arrested at a spiritual retreat in central India and flown to the city of Jodhpur, where he is wanted for allegedly raping the girl, senior police officer Ajay Singh Lamba said. The case is the latest in a series of high-profile rape incidents in India that have fuelled public protests and raised questions over police handling and treatment of victims. | Asaram Bapu was arrested at a spiritual retreat in central India and flown to the city of Jodhpur, where he is wanted for allegedly raping the girl, senior police officer Ajay Singh Lamba said. The case is the latest in a series of high-profile rape incidents in India that have fuelled public protests and raised questions over police handling and treatment of victims. |
| The girl filed a complaint two weeks ago accusing the Hindu preacher of raping her when she visited his retreat in Jodhpur with her mother. Members of her family say they have been followers of Bapu for more than a decade. Bapu, who has hundreds of thousands of followers in India and is well known for his discourses on Hinduism, has denied the charge. | The girl filed a complaint two weeks ago accusing the Hindu preacher of raping her when she visited his retreat in Jodhpur with her mother. Members of her family say they have been followers of Bapu for more than a decade. Bapu, who has hundreds of thousands of followers in India and is well known for his discourses on Hinduism, has denied the charge. |
| There was drama on Saturday when Rajasthan police arrived at Bapu's retreat to arrest him. Hundreds of his supporters crowded into the ashram and attacked television crews. | There was drama on Saturday when Rajasthan police arrived at Bapu's retreat to arrest him. Hundreds of his supporters crowded into the ashram and attacked television crews. |
| Bapu was questioned for nearly three hours before he was arrested, police said. | Bapu was questioned for nearly three hours before he was arrested, police said. |
| Bapu outraged many Indians this year when he said the victim of a gang rape on a New Delhi bus would have been unharmed if she had addressed her attackers as brothers and pleaded with them to spare her. | Bapu outraged many Indians this year when he said the victim of a gang rape on a New Delhi bus would have been unharmed if she had addressed her attackers as brothers and pleaded with them to spare her. |
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