Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani (alias Asaram Bapu), self-styled godman convicted of rape, POCSO, and criminal conspiracy, currently serving two life sentences.
Each file below is colour-coded by status. Convictions in rust. Unresolved in amber. Procedure-only in graphite. Click any file tab to read the depositions, primary documents, and timeline.
The definitive case file on the 2013 Manai Ashram sexual assault investigation, trial proceedings, and the conviction of Asaram Bapu under the POCSO Act.
The comprehensive case file detailing the Surat devotee's complaint, the Motera Ashram investigations, and the 2023 conviction resulting in Asaram Bapu's second life sentence.
A chilling case file documenting the systematic campaign of violence, assassinations, and disappearances targeting key witnesses and former aides in the Asaram Bapu trials.
The focused case file on the criminal prosecution, trial, and life imprisonment conviction of Asaram's son, Narayan Sai, by a Surat court in 2019.
The historical case file examining the mysterious deaths of cousins Dipesh and Abhishek Vaghela at the Motera Gurukul in 2008 and the subsequent public outcry.
The detailed inquiry file on the judicial commission led by Justice D.K. Trivedi, examining the 2008 Motera Gurukul deaths, and the controversy surrounding the delay in releasing its report.
Three witnesses killed or attacked during the Jodhpur trial. Two children pulled from the Sabarmati in 2008. The pattern is not coincidence. The pattern is the case.
Pulled from Hall of Shame case files. This section now reuses the same shadcn carousel used by the Hall page, with swipe, arrows, dots, auto-scroll, and expandable event details.
15 AUG 2013
1997–2006
05 JUL 2008
2014–2015
26 APR 2019
2008–2013
Identities sealed per POCSO §23. Quotes drawn from sworn court filings or recorded interviews. Verification protocols on the methodology page.
“I was told I would be healed. I was sixteen. For four years I could not say the words out loud. The court is the first place I was believed.”
“My mother believed he was a saint. My sister and I lived inside the ashram for nine years. He is the reason I do not speak to my mother anymore.”
“The first thing I lost was the right to read newspapers. The last thing I lost was the belief that any of it had been worth it.”
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