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Top 10 controversies related to Asaram Bapu

New Delhi: The 72-year-old self-styled spiritual guru, Asaram Bapu, is not new to controversies and has faced serious troubles in the past. This time he is under the scanner for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor

India TV News Desk Published : Aug 23, 2013 22:07 IST, Updated : Jul 14, 2014 14:56 IST
8. Mysterious deaths of two children inside ashram



10-year-old Dipesh Vaghela and 11-year-old Abhishek Vaghela, two cousins studying at Ashram's Gurukul at Motera, had gone missing and later their bodies were found on the Sabarmati riverbed on Jul 5, 2008. 

Initially, a commission was set up to probe the mysterious death of the two children and later CID took over the case.  

The investigative agency in its report claimed that seven booked (culpable homicide) officials of the ashram had failed lie detection tests regarding activities related to tantra sadhna and black magic that were being practiced at the ashram.

9. Land Encroachment Case



District officials along with police assistance had bulldozed a vast place of Asaram's ashram and had taken the possession in 2000. 

The officials of the ashram were accused of ignoring the repetitive summons following a complaint by local villagers who had claimed that ashram had encroached upon another 18,000 square metres.  

The Asaram Ashram was allocated about 10 acres by the State government in 2000.

10. Attempt to murder case



Gujarat police, in 2009, had filed an attempt to murder case against Asaram Bapu and two others. 

Raju Chandak, a former aide of the "godman", was attacked by guns following his complaint against Asaram Bapu.  

Raju Chandak had filed an affidavit in which he had claimed that he had seen Asaram Bapu in objectionable positions during tantric rituals which were being performed in the ashram.

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