Asaram
Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani (born 17 April 1941), known by devotees as Asaram, is an Indian psuedo 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.
Asaram | |
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| Born | Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani 17 April 1941 Berani, Sind Province, British India |
| Other names | Asaram |
| Organization | Shree Yog Vedanta Sewa Samiti |
| Criminal status | In Prison |
| Children | 2, including Narayan Sai |
| Conviction(s) | Rape, 2018 |
| Criminal charge | Rape, Murder, Criminal Intimidation |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Capture status | Arrested on 31 August 2013, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
Date apprehended | 1 September 2013 |
| Imprisoned at | Jodhpur Central Jail, Jodhpur |
| Website | https://www.ashram.org/ |
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. In December 2017, Asaram was declared as a fake baba by Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the apex organisation of Hindu Sants (saints) and Sadhus (ascetics) in India.