Indian court jails spiritual guru for life in rape case
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Wednesday found a high-profile spiritual guru guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013 and sentenced him to life in prison. The verdict against 77-year-old Asaram Bapu was read out inside the prison where he is being held in Jodhpur in Rajasthan state because of fears that his followers might resort to violence. Security was tight around the prison complex and in states where the guru has a large following. The trial was the latest in a series of high-profile rape cases in India that have fueled ...
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