'Sex Swami' Nithyananda Will Take Potency Test, Rules Supreme Court
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India | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Updated: September 03, 2014 20:33 IST
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New Delhi: Nithyananda, the self-declared godman accused of rape, has been ordered to take a potency test by the Supreme Court.
The 36-year-old was arrested in 2010 in Himachal Pradesh and is being tried in Bangalore. The man who was treated by thousands as a spiritual guru told the city court that is trying him that he is like a child and not capable of having sex. The court then ordered a series of https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sex-swami-nithyananda-will-take-potency-test-rules-supreme-court-658673 1/2 9/21/2018 'Sex Swami' Nithyananda Will Take Potency Test, Rules Supreme Court
medical tests, which he appealed against in different courts.
Nithyananda had a huge ashram on the outskirts of Bangalore. He disappeared from there four years ago after local television channels ran footage that allegedly showed him in a compromising position with an actress.
He was located and arrested in Himachal Pradesh nearly two months later. Four of his associates from the ashram have also been charged with rape.
A US-based woman has also alleged that she was sexually abused by Nithyananda for five years, a charge denied by him. Other women disciples then claimed that they had been asked to have sex with him and his associates.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed controversial self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda to undergo potency test, even as it slammed him and the Karnataka Police for the “atrocious” delay in the case.
“The accused [Nithyananda] must subject himself to medical examination,” a Bench comprising justices Ranjana Prakash Desai and N.V. Ramana said.
The Bench expressed “extreme displeasure” that further investigation was still required as Swami Nithyananda was allegedly not cooperating with the investigating agency.”
The court also dismissed the plea of Tamil actor Ranjitha Menon, seeking impleadment in the matter to state that she was being wrongly projected as a victim.
“What is staring at us is the atrocious delay in disposal of the criminal petitions. The complaint is dated March 4, 2010. Cognisance of the offences has been taken in December, 2010. Petitions came to be filed by the petitioners in 2011/2012. We are in 2014,” the court’s order said.
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