On Wednesday, a California judge has issued an arrest warrant against the Bikram yoga founder, who has been ordered by the judge to hand over the proceeds from his global fitness business to satisfy a judgment of $6.8 million which won by the former legal adviser.
Edward Moreton, Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court has issued a warrant for Bikram Choudhury and also set bail at $8 million.
No lawyers have appeared for Choudhury, who claimed in the last year that he was nearly bankrupt.
Minakshi "Micki" Jafa-Bodden, who won the award against Choudhury, has claimed that Choudhury fired her as she refused to help him to cover up the rape allegation.
Carla Minnard, attorney of Jafa-Bodden said that, they have tracked the luxury vehicles and also other property which Choudhury moved out of the state, also Choudhury has court orders in the Nevada and Florida which prevents him from moving the property from warehouses.
Jafa-Bodden worked as the head of legal and international affairs at the Choudhury's Los Angeles yoga school from spring 2011 to March 2013, when she said she was abruptly fired from her position with six-figure.
Jafa-Bodden also said that Choudhury had sexually harassed and also touched her inappropriately, he also tried to get her to stay with him in a hotel suite.
Jafa-Bodden called the day as a "great day for women" when she was awarded a victory against Choudhury.
Choudhury has built a strong wall around the Bikram yoga, a rigorous 90-minute workout which is performed in a room and can reach more than 100 degrees. This yoga technique is taught all across the world in more than 650 studios and also has drawn number of devoted followers.
He also faces sexual assault lawsuits which are filed by six other women, five of whom accuse Choudhury for raping them. One of those sexual assault lawsuits is in the procedure of being settled while the rest of the suits are set for trial later in this year.
Choudhury’s attorneys have said that he never sexually assaulted any of the women who are suing him, pointing out that the prosecutors had declined to bring the charges in lawsuits.
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