<div class="msg">''<div dir="ltr">''<div>In Rajasthan, self-styled godman Asaram has been convicted by a Jodhpur court in a 2013 rape case.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Proceedings took place in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises where a trial court judge pronounced its verdict in the rape case of a teenager by self-styled godman Asaram.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>As per the directions of the Rajasthan High Court, Special Judge SC/ST Court Madhusudhan Sharma delivered the verdict in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises where Asaram has been lodged for the past over four years.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The quantum of sentence will be pronounced later in the day. Two other accused – Shilpi and Sharad were also convicted in the case while two accused Shiva and Prakash acquitted by the court.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Final arguments in the case had been completed by the special court for SC/ST cases on April 7 and the court had kept the order reserved for today.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The charge sheet against Asaram and four other co-accused was filed by the police on November 6, 2013 under various sections of the POCSO Act, Juvenile Justice Act and IPC.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>A tight security cordon has been thrown around the jail in Jodhpur where prohibitory orders have already been clamped.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Asaram is also facing a rape case in Surat in Gujarat in which the Supreme Court earlier this month gave five weeks time to the prosecution to complete the trial.&nbsp;</div></div></div>