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Delhi Gang-Rape Victim As Guilty As Attackers, Says Asaram Bapu

Posted: January 7, 2013
Asaram Bapu Gang Rape Delhi

Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu has made a bold assertion that a Delhi gang-rape victim is as guilty as her attackers. This proclamation comes as the world is still mourning the death of the 23-year-old victim.

The victim was allegedly raped while riding a bus on December 16 last year. According to authorities, the young woman was reportedly raped by six men, who in addition to raping her assaulted her with an iron rod.

She survived 13 days. On December 29, she passed away in a Singapore hospital.

The accused rapists have been formally charged under the Indian Penal Code with murder, gang-rape, attempt to murder, kidnapping, unnatural offenses, dacoity, hurting in committing robbery, destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, and common intention, according to India Times.

If convicted, five of the accused will be sentenced to death by hanging. The punishment for the sixth perpetrator is unclear as he is a juvenile and will be processed through the Juvenile Justice Board.

Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu asserts that the victim was equally responsible for the attack. In an address to his followers, according to The Hindu Businessline, Bapu stated the following:

“She should have taken God’s name and could have held the hand of one of the men and said I consider you as my brother and should have said to the other two ‘Brother I am helpless, you are my brother, my religious brother.’ She should have taken God’s name and held their hands and feet. Then the misconduct wouldn’t have happened. Galti ek taraf se nahi hoti hai (mistake is not committed from one side). The accused were drunk. If the girl had chanted hymns to Goddess Saraswati and to Guru Diksha then she wouldn’t have entered the bus.”

A spokesman for the guru said that the spiritual leader was simply pointing out how religious mantras to the Gods could have protected her and may have saved her life.

The victim’s name has not been released out of respect for her memory and her family.



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15 Archived Responses to “ Delhi Gang-Rape Victim As Guilty As Attackers, Says Asaram Bapu ”

  1. Wolff Bachner
    Jan 7, 2013

    I'm truly trying not to vomit. while respect ancient tradition, perhaps no country on this earth needs to join the modern world as badly as inidia.

  2. Naheed Bilal
    Jan 7, 2013

    As if bhai kehne aur bhai banane se woh log ruk jaate

  3. Herb Sanders
    Jan 8, 2013

    respect his position yes,
    BUT HE TALKS LIKE A FOOL. That has to be the Devil coming out of his mouth.

  4. Herb Sanders
    Jan 8, 2013

    All he is doing is passing water and expecting people to believe it`s raining.

  5. Asmin A Sahar
    Jan 8, 2013

    Yeah u right. They were drunk and they wouldn't listen to her and still rape her!

  6. Sophya Ka
    Jan 15, 2013

    satan in the garb of a holy man.

  7. Bruno Duval
    Jan 15, 2013

    le salop !!!Si on faisait sa à sa fille ,je me demande si elle dirait qu'elle l'a bien cherché….

  8. Sophya Ka
    Jan 15, 2013

    reading this kind ofgarbage… now I understand why natives of India see their country as the filthiest place on earth!

  9. Stacey Cranford Bible
    Jan 16, 2013

    It truly amazes me at the stupidity of some men!

  10. Clynton Miranda
    Jan 18, 2013

    They shouldn't be hang, they should be burned alive period child molsters included… Women should never be treated like that

  11. Clynton Miranda
    Jan 18, 2013

    Agree!

  12. Rosemarie Binder
    Mar 22, 2013

    What stupidity!

  13. Jasmine Kenny
    Apr 8, 2013

    WTH he talking about. How could have time to pray, while these men are raping her? He ought to be ashamed of himself.

  14. Jasmine Kenny
    Apr 8, 2013

    Agree!!!!

  15. Christina Munro
    Apr 8, 2013

    Those people are nuts over there.