Swami Nithyananda still waiting for bail

Swami Nithyananda, the famous godman of Tamil Nadu, is waiting for his release. On May 26, 2010, his bail plea will be submitted to the High Court of Kerala.

On May 18, 2010, HS Kempanna, the High Court judge, posted the hearing to next week after Nithyananda’s lawyers asked for more time.

Nithyananda applied for bail in a case registered against him by his former disciple Lenin Karuppan. It was Lenin Karuppan who video recorded Nithyananda’s sex session and exposed it to the media and the authorities.

On May 3, 2010, Nithyananda pleaded for bail to the lower court but on May 6, 2010, the Ramanagara sessions court denied any bail to Nithyananda on the ground that Nithyananda and his disciples would tamper with the evidence.

Public prosecutor, Srirama Reddy, told the court that Nithyananda’s victims were afraid to come forward and giving their statement because the rich and influential followers of the godman were restraining them.

Nithyananda also applied for an anticipatory bail in a cheating case filed by Vishhwanath.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) froze the accounts of the four trusts operated by Nithyananda. It sent letters to ICICI, Corporation Bank and Canara Bank, asking them to freeze the accounts of Dhyanapeeta Charitable Trust, Nithyananda Foundation, Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta, and Nithyanandeshwara Devasthana. The followers of Nithyananda filed four writ petitions challenging the freezing of all the bank accounts by CID.

Tamil actress Ranjeeta: What would happen to her?

In Swami Paramhansa Nityanand scandal, the name of a Tamil actress Ranjeeta came up. However, in the video clip, the face of the women was distorted. After the news, Tamil actress Ranjeeta became an overnight star. Many people started to search about Tamil actress Ranjeeta over the Internet. People were searching for her pictures and wallpapers. Tamil actress Ranjeeta acted in movies in the beginning of the 90s. She appeared in many successful movies. Later, she got married and then went on to work in TV serials.

Regarding this scandal, inmates of Swami Paramhansa Nityanand’s Dhyanapeetam Ashram did not say anything. On March 8, 2010, Swami Nitya Sacchidananda, Swami Nitya Jnanananda and Swami Nitya Pranananda said that they could not confirm the matter. Regarding Tamil actress Ranjeeta, Swami Sacchidananda said that she was a devotee and she visited the ashram and did a course seven months ago. He did not say anything more.

The inmates of Swami Paramhansa Nityanand’s Dhyanapeetam Ashram said that the entire scandal was a shameless act of a group of people who want to destroy Swami Paramhansa Nityanand’s image. The inmates said that they had received information that some blogs got their hands on the video clip two weeks ago and hours before the telecast, CDs had been distributed among senior police officers and politicians.

Nithya Dharmananda alias Lenin, who claimed to have recorded the video by placing a camera in the air purifier, worked as the driver of Swami Paramhansa Nityanand. Swami Sacchidananda said that he alone could not have done such a work.

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