The rape survivor’s father who had lodged complaint on August 20, also thanked the media for relentlessly pursuing the matter, and the district administration for providing them security all through the judicial process. He also expressed hope that the court would hand out the toughest of punishment to the godman. Before the judgment was pronounced by the Jodhpur court, security around the survivor’s residence was increased. Pursuing the legal fight for the last five years, since he got a call from the Chhindwara hostel on August 7, 2013, he said he had been waiting for this moment. He said, the ashram authorities had claimed that his daughter was besieged by spirits. To ward them off, he had taken her to meet Asaram and seek his blessings. She reported the matter to her parents, who in turn had filed a zero First Information Report (FIR) with the Kamla Nagar police station in New Delhi on August 20. Asaram Bapu has been in judicial custody since September 2, 2013.(IANS)