Centre asks 3 states to hike security over Asaram's verdict
The Home Ministry has asked Gujarat, Haryana, and Rajasthan governments to tighten security in sensitive areas ahead of the verdict in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. The verdict will be delivered at Jodhpur Central Jail on Wednesday. Additional security has been deployed outside the residence of the victim, who had alleged that Asaram raped her in 2013.