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Asaram has been convicted by Jodhpur Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Court in a rape case.
Self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu was arrested in 2013 after a 16-year-old girl from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh alleged sexual assault by him in his ashram on the outskirts of Jodhpur.
Not just that, he is embroiled in a rape case in Gujarat as well, where two sisters have lodged separate complaints against him and his son Narayan Sai, accusing them of rape and illegal confinement.
We look at 5 other godmen who have been embroiled in controversies over the years.
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