Indore, Mar 24 (PTI) Rape case convict Narayan Sai, son of jailed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, appeared in a family court in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Tuesday amid tight security, where he recorded his statement in the divorce case filed by his wife.
Narayan Sai is currently lodged in a jail in Gujarat’s Surat after being sentenced to life imprisonment in the rape case.
He was brought to the family court in Indore amid tight police security.
His wife, Janaki Harpalani, a resident of Indore, was also present in the court premises. However, she did not speak to the media.
Lawyers involved in the case said that Narayan Sai appeared in the family court in the divorce case filed by Janaki.
Janaki filed this lawsuit, levelling mental cruelty and other charges against her husband, and sought a lump sum of Rs 5 crore in permanent maintenance, they said.
The lawyers stated that Narayan Sai’s statement was recorded in the court during his 90-minute appearance, and then Janaki’s lawyers cross-examined him.
The court has set April 1 as the date for final arguments of both parties in the case.
In 2018, the family court had ordered Narayan Sai to provide a monthly maintenance of Rs 50,000 to his wife Janaki.
Janaki told the court that her husband did not pay maintenance to her for the past eight years. PTI HWP MAS NP
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