Asaram
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Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani (born 17 April 1941), known by devotees as Asaram, is an Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist, who started to come into the limelight in the early 1970s. By 2013, he was estimated to have established over 400 ashrams and 40 schools in India and abroad.
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Key facts
- Criminal.name
- Asaram
- Criminal.image
- Asharam ji Bapu (cropped).jpg
- Criminal.alt
- Image of Asaram
- Criminal.birth_name
- Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani
- Criminal.birth_place
- Berani, Sind Province, British India
- Criminal.other_names
- Asaram
- Criminal.organization
- Shree Yog Vedanta Sewa Samiti
- Criminal.notable_works
- Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas and Tulsi Pujan Diwas
- Criminal.criminal_charge
- Rape, Murder, Criminal Intimidation
- Criminal.conviction
- Rape, 2018
- Criminal.conviction_penalty
- Life imprisonment
- Criminal.conviction_status
- Interim bail by Supreme Court until 31 March 2025 on medical grounds
- Criminal.capture_status
- Arrested on 31 August 2013, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Criminal.children
- 2, including Narayan Sai
- Criminal.apprehended
- 1 September 2013
- Criminal.imprisoned
- Jodhpur Central Jail, Jodhpur
- Criminal.website
- https://www.ashram.org/
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- presidencies and provinces of British India
- Occupation
- writer
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Official website
- www.ashram.org
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- date of birth
- 1941-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Introduction into spirituality
- Personal life
- Activities
- Rise to prominence
- Teachings and views
- Economic activities
- Tulsi Pujan Diwas
- Controversies
- Land encroachment
- Gurukul deaths
- Delhi gang rape comments
- Jodhpur rape convictions and imprisonment
- Surat rape case
- Attacks against witnesses
- Notes
- References
- External links
Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani (born 17 April 1941), known by devotees as Asaram, is an Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist, who started to come into the limelight in the early 1970s. By 2013, he was estimated to have established over 400 ashrams and 40 schools in India and abroad.
Multiple legal proceedings have been initiated against him, in connection with illegal encroachment, rape, and tampering of a witness. In 2018, Asaram was found guilty of the rape of a minor girl by Special Judge Madhusudhan Sharma of a special Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe court in Jodhpur and is currently serving life imprisonment in Jodhpur. Asaram's counsel has filed an appeal in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the judgment of the special court. The counsel argues that the trial court ignored significant facts and claims that the case is a clear and disturbing illustration of trial by media.
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