57. Nithya-baiter Lenin goes into hidir

MK Madhusoodan, BANGALOR

The criminal investigation depart ment (CID) of the state police is faced with an uphill task. Besides collecting evidence against the tainted self-styled godman Nithyananda Paramahamsa, the CID is now searching for the origi nal complainant, Karuppa Lenin of Salem in Tamil Nadu.

Lenin had gone into hiding, ac cording to a senior CID officer: "W are trying to locate him. If needed we will seek the help of the Tamil Nadu police," said "Yes, he his life in Bangalore," said direc tor-general of police (CID) DV Gu rupras

Lenin earlier claimed that he had taped his former guru Nithyananda's sex romp with a had lodged in Chennai, was later transferred to Karnataka, since the edroom scenes were recorded at Nithyananda the Sree Dhyanapeetham in Bidadi, headquarters of the godman's spiritual empire

Sources in the CID said that they were receiving several telephone "But we are in receipt of only two

MUTE WITNESS: The video was supposedly shot at the Bidadi ashram

Uphill task for criminal investigation dept Superintendent of police (CID-

special enquiry) KN Yogappa had earlier expressed hope that Karunna Lenin would voluntarily furnish his statement before the investigating officers. The case, which was trans

ferred to Karnataka from Tamil Nadu, was handed over to the CID since it required an Inte state probe. The Bidadi police

who filed the first information report on March 18, handed over the case to the CID. The CID, on March 29, request-

ed the public and victims of Nithyananda to register their ephone num bers 080-22381894 or 9480800123, or directly at its office in Carlton House, Palace Road, Bangalore - 560 001.

written complaints so far," officer said.

The CID officers were on the job of recording statements of others telephone. They said they would record the statement of the actress seen in the video tape

It was suspected that the actres was Raniitha Though she admitted to be a disciple of the swamy, the acship with Nithvananda, as suggested in the tapes aired by a pri-Charges under sections 295 (A)

420. 376. 377. 506 (b) and 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code were filed against plaint. Lenin had accused the swamy of "misbehaving" with

Nithavananda recently resigned from the ashram, saying he would indefinite period of time. The 32 vear-old man, known as Ra jashekaran before he became spiritual guru, was ab was earlier said to be in Haridwar

A case against Nithyananda was mer disciple, a US national

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BANGALORE MIRROR | SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2010