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'Im living to see Asaram punished': Girl, 16, who claims godman abused her brands him 'a criminal in the garb of a guru' By PIYUSH SRIVASTAVA<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Piyush+Srivastava> *PUBLISHED:* 22:35 GMT, 3 September 2013 | *UPDATED:* 22:35 GMT, 3 September 2013 Venting her anger against Asaram Bapu, the 16-year-old girl, who has accused the self-styled godman of sexual assault, on Monday alleged that he is "a criminal in the garb of a guru". "It was a big mistake. The day I met Asaram at his Jodhpur ashram was the worst day of my life," she told the media at her residence in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district on Monday evening. The girl mustered some confidence and agreed to speak to a section of the media after she found out that Asaram has been sent to judicial custody. "I hope my best and brightest day will come soon. I want to see Asaram undergoing punishment. This guru shouldn't be allowed to interact with children," she said. The minor has apparently confided in her mother after she returned to Shahjahanpur on August 16. "We didn't realise that Asaram is a demon. We were blinded by faith," the complainant's mother claimed. According to the complaint filed by the family, Asaram sexually assaulted her for more than an hour inside a room in his Jodhpur ashram as her parents sat outside chanting prayers for the "ritual" her daughter was supposed to be undergoing. "Asaram went into his room around 10pm and called my daughter inside for some pooja. After an hour, he asked her to go out to check if we were still waiting. She came, saw us and went back. When she returned after a while she was shivering. This guru shouldn't be worshipped," the mother told reporters. Meanwhile, a Delhi court has put off the hearing on Asaram's bail plea till Wednesday. The 72- year-old was sent to 14 days' judicial custody on Monday. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
