Shahjahanpur

Sexual abuse case: Law student disowns statement against ex-Union minister Chinmayanand

Court rejects Chinmayanand’s bail

2:23 pm September 24, 2019

Shahjahanpur (UP): An Uttar Pradesh court has rejected the bail application of BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who was arrested in a sexual-assault case following rape allegations by a law student. Shahjahanpur chief judicial magistrate has rejected the bail application of Chinmayanand on Monday, saying it should be moved in the sessions court, the former Union […]

Chinmayanand arrested, says sorry for behaviour

8:09 pm September 20, 2019

Shahjahanpur: BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, accused of rape by a law student, was on Friday arrested and sent to 14 days’ judicial custody, and has apparently told the police he was sorry for his behaviour. But the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case also arrested three other men – all charged with trying to […]

Former Union minister Chinmayanand, accused of rape, arrested

1:26 pm September 20, 2019

Shahjahanpur: Former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand, accused of rape by a law student, was arrested on Friday, his counsel said. The BJP leader was arrested by the special investigation team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh police from his residence ‘Divya Dham’ here amid heavy security deployment, his lawyer Pooja Singh told PTI. He was taken for […]

SIT records statements of law student family members

10:23 pm September 8, 2019

Shahjahanpur: The Special Investigation Team on Sunday recorded statements of the family members of a law student, who has accused former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand of harrassing her. The SIT had called the family members at the district Police Lines in the afternoon for recording of their statement. When contacted, the woman’s father said on […]

SIT arrives in Shahjahanpur to probe Chinmayanand case

7:37 pm September 6, 2019

Shahjahanpur (UP): A special investigation team (SIT), which was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government on the orders of the Supreme Court, has arrived in Shahjahanpur to probe the harassment charges levelled by a woman law student against BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand. The SIT, headed by Inspector General Naveen Arora, arrived on Thursday night and […]