The Special Investigation Team (SIT) handling the Shahjahanpur rape case have said that Swami Chinmayanand has admitted to receiving massages from the woman in the case (known as 'Miss A' in the court case).
In addition, three friends of the young woman, including Sanjay Singh who had reportedly given the SIT the pen drive, have also been arrested. They have confessed to asking for five crore rupees from the politician.
As per the SIT, in the last one year, there were more than 4200 calls between Miss A and Sanjay Singh. There were 200 phone calls between Miss A and Chinmayanand.
Shortly after Chinmayananad was arrested, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted that the BJP had become so thick-skinned that it only took action after the woman had threatened to commit suicide.
भाजपा सरकार की चमड़ी इतनी मोटी है कि जब तक पीड़िता को ये न कहना पड़े कि मैं आत्मदाह कर लूँगी, तब तक सरकार कोई एक्शन नहीं लेती।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 20, 2019
ये जनता, पत्रकारिता की ताकत थी कि SIT को भाजपा नेता #चिन्मयानन्द को गिरफ़्तार करना पड़ा।
A day before the arrest, 'Miss A' had threatened to self-immolate unless Chinmayanand was arrested. The woman was a post-graduate law student of the Swami Shukdevanand Law College (SSLC).
Ahead of the arrest, massive security was deployed at Mumukshu Ashram where members of the SIT reached in a fleet of more than 12 vehicles. As Chinmayanand was taken for a medical check-up, patients at the government hospital had to face a tough time as they were not allowed to enter the premises.
Teams led by senior police officials were deployed at the court premises and the hospital. The police also patrolled the area to ensure there is no disturbance, a senior official said
The case is being investigated by the SIT on directions of the Supreme Court.
With inputs from Puja Awasthi; PTI
