Asaram had sexually assaulted her for more than an hour inside a room in his Jodhpur ashram as her parents sat outside chanting prayers for the “ritual” her daughter was supposed to be undergoing.
Venting her anger at Asaram Bapu, the 16-year-old girl, who has accused the self- styled godman of sexual assault, alleged that he is “a criminal in the garb of a guru”. “ It was a big mistake. The day I met Asaram at his Jodhpur ashram was the worst day of my life,” she told the media at her residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district on Monday evening.
The girl mustered some confidence and agreed to speak to a section of the media after she found out that Asaram has been sent to judicial custody. “I hope my best and brightest day will come soon. I want to see Asaram undergoing punishment.
This guru shouldn’t be allowed to interact with children,” she said.
The minor has confided in her mother after she returned to Shahjahanpur on August 16. “We didn’t realise that Asaram is a demon. We were blinded by faith,” the complainant’s mother said.
According to the complaint filed by the family, Asaram had sexually assaulted her for more than an hour inside a room in his Jodhpur ashram as her parents sat outside chanting prayers for the “ritual” her daughter was supposed to be undergoing.
“Asaram went into his room around 10 pm and called my daughter inside for some pooja. After an hour, he asked her to go out to check if we were still waiting. She came, saw us and went back. When she returned after a while she was shivering. This guru shouldn’t be worshipped, she said,” the mother told reporters.
Meanwhile, a Delhi court has put off the hearing on Asaram’s bail plea till Wednesday. The 72- year- old was sent to 14- day judicial custody on Monday.
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