Jaipur, Nov twenty seven A court in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur town Wed took cognizance of the charge-sheet filed against Asaram Bapu and his four aides in reference to a rape case lodged by a 16-year-old lady against the non secular guru, a professional person aforesaid.

After deciding the fees underneath numerous sections of the Indian legal code and therefore the Protection of kids from Sexual Offences Act, the court of district and sessions decide (Jodhpur rural) slated consequent hearing within the case for Dec four, once the trial against the defendant folks can begin.

“Asaram Bapu and his four aides – Sanchita Gupta alias Shilpi, the peace officer of Asaram’s ashram in Chhindwara, his cook Prakash, aide Shiva and ashram director Sharad Chandra – were created within the court of District and Sessions decide (Jodhpur Rural) Manoj Vyas nowadays (Wednesday),” aforesaid the girl’s professional person Manish Vyas.

A rap sheet was filed against the 5 by Jodhpur police Nov six.

“The court took cognizance of the rap sheet and stuck the fees underneath IPC and POCSO sections,” the professional person aforesaid.

The Rajasthan tribunal had Oct one rejected Asaram’s bail plea.

On Aug 20, the 16-year-old lady lodged a police grievance accusative Asaram, 72, of sexually assaulting her at his ashram close to Jodhpur.

In her grievance, she alleged that Asaram’s aides sent her to his Jodhpur ashram on the pretext that she was underneath the influence of Associate in Nursing “evil spirit” and therefore the non secular guru might perform Associate in Nursing supernaturalism.

Asaram was in remission from his ashram in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and dropped at Jodhpur Sep one.

Asaram has been within the Jodhpur Central Jail since Sep two.