<p>Supporters of Asaram Bapu Friday protested outside a police station here, where a girl had lodged a complaint alleging sexual assault by the spiritual leader, and demanded quashing of the FIR and assaulted a media person.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Around 500 supporters gathered outside the Kamla Market police station in central Delhi and demanded quashing of the FIR.<br /><br />The supporters gathered at the police station around 10 a.m. and raised slogans against the police and media, accusing them of trying to dent the image of the spiritual leader.<br /><br />Later, they marched towards Jantar Mantar.<br /><br />Asaram Bapu's supporters attacked the media person of a Hindi news channel and a complaint has been filed against them.<br /><br />"The unit member of the Hindi news channel was attacked near the Parliament Street police station and three of the supporters have been detained," said police.<br /><br />According to the complaint, the sexual assault took place Aug 15 at an ashram in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where the girl had gone for medical treatment.<br /><br />The girl, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, visited Asaram Bapu along with her family. Police said Asaram Bapu took the girl to a separate room on the pretext of treating her illness and sexually assaulted her.<br /><br />A spokesman for the spiritual leader, who enjoys a wide following across the country and abroad, said the girl's complaint was an attempt to malign Asaram Bapu.</p>
<p>Supporters of Asaram Bapu Friday protested outside a police station here, where a girl had lodged a complaint alleging sexual assault by the spiritual leader, and demanded quashing of the FIR and assaulted a media person.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Around 500 supporters gathered outside the Kamla Market police station in central Delhi and demanded quashing of the FIR.<br /><br />The supporters gathered at the police station around 10 a.m. and raised slogans against the police and media, accusing them of trying to dent the image of the spiritual leader.<br /><br />Later, they marched towards Jantar Mantar.<br /><br />Asaram Bapu's supporters attacked the media person of a Hindi news channel and a complaint has been filed against them.<br /><br />"The unit member of the Hindi news channel was attacked near the Parliament Street police station and three of the supporters have been detained," said police.<br /><br />According to the complaint, the sexual assault took place Aug 15 at an ashram in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where the girl had gone for medical treatment.<br /><br />The girl, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, visited Asaram Bapu along with her family. Police said Asaram Bapu took the girl to a separate room on the pretext of treating her illness and sexually assaulted her.<br /><br />A spokesman for the spiritual leader, who enjoys a wide following across the country and abroad, said the girl's complaint was an attempt to malign Asaram Bapu.</p>