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Indian Guru Convicted For Rape

25/04/2018 GMT

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Guru Asaram Bapu is sentenced to life for the attack on a 16-year-old girl at his ashram

Guru Asaram Bapu is sentenced to life for the attack on a 16-year-old girl at his ashram.

A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl.

Also in the programme: Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, and why is the fight against malaria stalling?

Image: Indian spiritual guru Asaram Bapu. Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images.

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