JODHPUR, India - Police have arrested a popular Indian spiritual guru for an alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old schoolgirl at a religious retreat, a local official said Sunday.

Asaram Bapu, one of many self-styled Hindu "godmen" who attract large numbers of followers, was arrested shortly after midnight on Sunday in the central town of Indore.

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