Swami 'caught in act' with 5 more women
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We have CDs to prove Nithyananda's acts: CID to magistrate
BANGALORE MIRROR BUREAU
Swami Nithyananda, whose bedroom act with Tamil film actor Ranjitha had been taped, is said to have been caught on video in a compromising position with five other women.
Disclosing this to the Ramanagaram district magistrate court judge, the CID sleuths on Wednesday said this was one of the reasons why they want his custody extended.
The swami, however, said, he had committed no mistake. "If I had committed a mistake, then I would have confessed to the court even being questioned. If the court thinks I have done any wrong, it can hang me," he said.
CUSTODY EXTENDED
Magistrate Narayana Prasad, who did not buy his argument, extended the swami's police custody by two more days.
The sleuths said that after arresting Nithyananda, they raided his ashram at Bidadi, where they recovered many CDs and hard discs. They were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Hyderabad.
The FSL authorities had told them the CDs and hard discs contained footage of five more women in compromising positions with Nithyananda.
"There is a need to know who these women are and what is their connection with the swami," said the CID officials.
The officials also said they have obtained important financial documents from the Bidadi ashram.
Swami in 'dhyan', sleuths 'chanchal'
"Swami Nithyananda either goes off into dhyana (meditation) or complains of illness," said a senior CID official, complaining that he was unable to properly question the swamiji.
"When Nithyananda was taken into custody, he spent more than 24 hours in the hospital complaining of chest pain. We did not get enough time to question him," he said.
Meanwhile, Nithyananda requested the magistrate to get his 'rudraksh mala', which the police had taken away from him, returned.
When the court asked the CID officials why they had seized the mala, they said they had done it to prevent him from harming himself.
After questioning, the sleuths returned the mala, but took it back later.
According to the CID officials, Ranjitha has agreed to cooperate with the sleuths in the investigations.
Bangalore Mirror, 29 April 2010: Bangalore Mirror spreads more hate propaganda against Paramahamsa Nithyananda, claiming He is involved in more illicit affairs.
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