Hindu
Asaram Bapu organisation
32/40· ExtremeConfidence: High
Indian guru organisation. Asaram Bapu convicted in 2018 of raping a teenage devotee in 2013; sentenced to life imprisonment. Son Narayan Sai also convicted of rape (2019).
CLCI radar
Destructive / Extreme
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control8/10
Information Control7/10
Thought Control8/10
Emotional Control8/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for Asaram convicted of rape (2018) and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Founded
1972
Members
Estimated millions of devotees historically
Active in
Asia
In context
Asaram built a massive guru organisation through the 1980s–2000s with Indian government tolerance. Multiple women came forward in 2013; Asaram convicted in 2018, son Narayan Sai in 2019. The organisation continues in much-reduced form.
Notable public ex-members
- Multiple Indian court witnesses
Legal cases & controversies
- 2018 Asaram rape conviction
- 2019 Narayan Sai rape conviction
- Multiple alleged witness deaths
Timeline
- 1972Asaram begins ashram in Ahmedabad
- 2013Asaram arrested for teenager rape
- 2018Asaram convicted; life imprisonment
- 2019Son Narayan Sai convicted of rape
Sources
- Indian court records 2018, 2019
- BBC India coverage
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