Jodhpur : Asaram, who is serving life sentence in the rape case of a minor devotee, is being taken out of Jodhpur jail today and taken to Mumbai for treatment. For this, the local police administration and jail administration have made all the arrangements. From Jodhpur Central Jail, he will go to Madhav Bagh Hospital in Khapoli and get his treatment done.
Indigo flight booking at 2 pm
To take Asaram to Mumbai, the administration has booked tickets for Indigo flight at 2 pm on Tuesday. Jodhpur police personnel and two attendants will also accompany him. Rajasthan High Court has granted 7 days parole to Asaram on 13 August for treatment. The court said in its order that the parole period will be counted from the day he reaches the hospital. Jodhpur police has also made security arrangements to take him from jail to the airport on Tuesday.
Parole granted for the first time for treatment
Several petitions were filed for parole by sexual abuse convict Asaram, who is serving life sentence in Jodhpur jail for nearly 11 years, but for the first time, a division bench of Justice Pushpendra Bhati and Justice Munnari Laxman granted him seven days parole for treatment on the basis of medical report of Jodhpur AIIMS.
Asaram will not be able to meet anyone
The court has imposed many restrictions on Asaram in its parole order. It has been directed that he will have assistants with him as per his convenience. Apart from this, he will also be able to keep a doctor, but apart from this no one will be able to meet him during treatment. The private room where Asaram will be treated will be guarded by the police 24 hours a day. For parole, Asaram has personally given a bond of Rs. 50,000 and two people have given sureties of Rs. 25,000 each. Asaram will have to bear the entire cost of treatment and travel.
