Jodhpur: Taking note of security concerns, a court here has ordered that the trial of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is lodged in the central jail here in connection with a rape case, will be held in the jail premises from Wednesday.
District and Session Court Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas said that considering the law and order situation, and the security of the court staff, counsels and Asaram himself, it would be appropriate to conduct the trial of the case in the jail premises.
Asaram is in jail since August 2013 on charges of sexual assault. He was arrested after a 16-year-old girl lodged a police complaint, alleging that the self-styled godman sexually assaulted her at his ashram here.
All the 43 prosecution witnesses have deposed in court since the trial of the case started in March 2014.
