India, March 27 -- Land housing three ashrams, including one owned by rape convict Asaram Bapu in Motera, is set to be acquired for the Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, Olympic Village, and other sports facilities near the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad for the 2036 Games, The Times of India reported.

The ashrams-Sant Shree Asaram Ashram, Bhartiya Seva Samaj, and Sadashiv Pragya Mandal-are expected to be relocated. A three-member committee, led by the Ahmedabad municipal commissioner, has begun the administrative process in accordance with the master plan, the report added.

Unnamed sources said the collector's office will complete the proceedings as per law. Requests by the Sadashiv Pragya Mandal to retain their structures in their curr...