- The Supreme Court on Thursday denied interim bail to ‘godman’ Asaram Bapu who is in jail battling charges of sexually assaulting a teenaged girl.
- The court has directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board to evaluate Bapu’s health. The court has further ordered the board to submit its report within 10 days.
- Asaram has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenaged girl in his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur. The girl was a student at the ashram. Following her complaint against Asaram, he was arrested by Jodhpur Police on 31 August, 2013 and has been in jail since then.
(With agency inputs)
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