INDIA-CRIME

This photograph taken on August 11, 2013, shows self-styled Indian ‘godman’ Asaram Bapu as he gestures during a ceremony in Jodhpur. The popular Indian guru remained defiant over allegations that he sexually assaulted a schoolgirl, angrily saying he was “ready to go to prison” over the affair. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)