Rape Survivor Who Accused Chinmayanand Of Sexual Assault Sent To Jail In Extortion Case
The law student who had accused formerBharatiya Janata Party BJP leader and Union minister Chinmayanand of rape was arrested on Wednesday morning. On September 24 she was detained by the Uttar Pradesh police in a case of extortion that has been filed against her. A local court has sent her to 14 days of judicial remand she has been sent to the jail former union ministers lawyer Manendra Singh told ANI.
The law student who had accused former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Chinmayanand of rape was arrested on Wednesday morning. On September 24, she was detained by the Uttar Pradesh police in a case of extortion that has been filed against her.
According to a PTI report, the special investigation team probing the case arrested her from her house at 9:15 am. She was then taken for a medical examination.
"At the request of the SIT the court has sent her to 14 days of judicial remand, she has been sent to the jail," former union minister's lawyer, Manendra Singh told ANI.
Shahjahanpur: The law student, who had accused Swami Chinmayanand for sexually harassing her, being brought to District Jail after a local court sent her to 14-day judicial custody for allegedly trying to extort money from him. pic.twitter.com/lq8xW85OrU
¡ª ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 25, 2019
Manendra Singh, lawyer of Swami Chinmayanand: Court has sent the girl to 14-day judicial custody. A bail application was moved by her lawyer which was rejected by the court as it was not maintainable. If hearing on the bail application is taken up again, it'll be done at 1 pm. pic.twitter.com/QQt1VKYlrx
¡ª ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 25, 2019
Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police, OP Singh: The law student, who had accused Swami Chinmayanand for sexually harassing her, has been arrested by the SIT (Special Investigation Team) for allegedly trying to extort money from him. pic.twitter.com/gtrC5lOjhp
¡ª ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 25, 2019
Chinmayanand has not been yet charged with rape even though that is what the woman has alleged. Instead, he is facing charges of ¡°misusing authority for sexual intercourse¡± or ¡°sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape¡±, criminal intimidation, stalking and wrongful confinement.
On Friday, Chinmayanand was arrested. His arrest came a month after the woman released a public video saying that she was being intimidated and feared for her life.
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by IG Naveen Arora also arrested three friends of the woman on charges of trying to extort Rs 5 crore from Chinmayanand, criminal intimidation, causing the disappearance of evidence and sending offensive messages to him.
While Chinmayanand accepted "all evidences" that have come up against him, the three friends of the woman - Sanjay Singh, Vikram, Sachin--have accepted demanding the money from Chinmayanand, Arora told reporters.
