Asaram's interim bail plea: SC directs AIIMS to form board

Asaram's interim bail plea: SC directs AIIMS to form board

The Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to form a medical board to examine the health of self-styled godman Asaram. The examination is for an interim bail plea on medical grounds.

Recently, the Rajasthan High Court had upheld Asaram's conviction and life sentence in a 2013 minor rape case.

Claims of Asaram's health raised doubts

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale, has asked the medical board to submit its report within a week.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta raised doubts over Asaram's health claims, citing his recent travels to Kashi Vishwanath and Ayodhya.

"He got the bail on the ground that he was in vegetative state. But now he is roaming around," Mehta said during the hearing, according to PTI.