Asaram Bapu Asaram Bapu

Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, currently in judicial custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl, has reportedly requested that a woman 'vaidya' (ayurvedic physician) be allowed to monitor his health in a Jodhpur prison everyday.His lawyer has submitted the request in a Jodhpur court, saying the physician should be allowed to check on the guru for two hours a day.Earlier, before Asaram's arrest, his son told reporters that his father did not believe in allopathic medicines and seeks treatment only from vaidyas.According to a report, the guru has also sought gangajal, medicines, herbs, books and puja items.The court will on Friday will hear another plea of the guru seeking home-made food in the jail.The plea said the court should give the guru home food and a bed in view of his age and health.The new plea for a woman physician raises suspicion amid reports that the guru's aides conspired to bring young women into his hut where he apparently "healed" them.