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Asaram is in jail from 2013 as rape case charged under POCSO Act

Asaram is accused of raping a teenage girl from Shahajahanpur of Uttar Pradesh, who was studying at his ashram at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh.

Asaram, in jail since August 31, 2013, was charged under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Meanwhile, security stepped up around victim's house in Shahjahanpur. The Centre has also asked Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana to tighten security and deploy additional forces in sensitive places ahead of the verdict.

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