Spiritual Guru Asaram Bapu has landed himself in a controversy over his remark that the December 16 Delhi [ Images ] gang-rape victim is as guilty as those responsible for the barbaric sexual assault on her.
"Only 5-6 people are not the culprits. The victim daughter is as guilty as her rapists. She should have called the culprits' brothers and begged before them to stop. This could have saved her dignity and life. Can one hand clap? I don't think so," media reports quoted Asaram Bapu, as saying.
According to media reports, the self-proclaimed godman further said that he is against harsh punishments for the accused, as the law could be mis-utilised.
"We have often seen such laws are made to be mis-utilised. Dowry harassment law is the biggest example," he said.
The spiritual guru's remark comes at a time when the entire nation is mourning the death of the 23-year-old girl who died in a Singapore hospital 13 days later after the heinous crime.
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