Bikram yoga founder Bikram Choudhury must pay €5.9m to ex-employee

The founder of Bikram yoga has been ordered to pay nearly $6.5m (€5.9m) to his former legal adviser, who said he sexually harassed and sacked her for investigating a rape claim.

The punitive damages are in addition to the $924,000 compensation that Bikram Choudhury must pay to Minakshi ‘Miki’ Jafa-Bodden, bringing the total award to about $7.4m.

“This is a good day for women,” Ms Jafa-Bodden said after the Los Angeles jury’s verdict.