Tainted godman, Asaram, appeals for a guard; complaints against being made to sit with other undertrial prisoners

Jodhpur: The septuagenarian godman, Asaram Bapu, who is in currently in judicial custody and is being tried for the sexual assault of a minor in his Chhindwara ashram complained to the Court about the difficulties faced by him when the police bring him from the jail to the court.

Asaram was heard saying that he is being brought along with other undertrial prisoners at around 11 in the morning and made to sit in the barracks near the court even though the hearing starts at around two in the afternoon. He added that he would be paralyzed due to the cold and the barrack has an inbuilt toilet too. Asaram complained that the stench coming from the toilet can have a negative effect on his health. Asaram expressed his fears of being killed while he is being brought along with other undertrial prisoners explaining that his opposition can get him killed taking advantage of this fact. He requested the court for separate security and guard to be deployed for him.

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