Bikram Choudhury: Judge issues arrest warrant against yoga founder
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A Los Angeles judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of the founder of hot yoga after he failed to pay more than $6m (£4.6m) to his former lawyer in a sexual harassment case.
US-based millionaire Bikram Choudhury, 70, is famous for the yoga method he began performing in a hot room in 2002.
Mr Choudhury fled California shortly after he was ordered to pay Minakshi Jafa-Bodden punitive damages.
He was served court papers in Mexico, where he is holding training classes.
The judge also set bail for him at $8m.
Ms Jafa-Bodden was head of legal and international affairs at Mr Choudhury's Los Angeles yoga school from 2011 until 2013.
She said she was abruptly sacked from her position for refusing to cover up an investigation into a rape allegation.