Asaram moves mercy plea for dilution of life sentence
Self-styled godman Asaram, who was convicted in April for raping a minor girl, has sent a mercy plea to the Governor of Rajasthan seeking dilution of his life sentence. The 77-year-old rape convict has cited his age as the reason and asked for respite from the "gruelling" punishment. Asaram had raped the girl in his Jodhpur Ashram in August 2013.