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Police teams formed to secure Nithyananda

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Nithyananda

CHENNAI: A former disciple of the Bangalore-based Nithyananda Dharmapeetam has confessed to having videographed Swami Nithyananda in a sexual act with an actress.

In a complaint lodged with the Chennai police, Nithya Dharmananda alias K. Lenin of Athur in Salem has accused Swami Nithyananda of harassment and criminal intimidation. The Central Crime Branch police here registered a case under Section 295 (A) (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offences), 420 (cheating), 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) and 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy).

“Special teams have been formed to secure Swami Nithyananda for further investigation,” Commissioner of Police T. Rajendran said on Saturday.

According to police sources, Dharmananda told the police that Swami Nithyananda was sexually assaulting women visiting the ashram and forcing them into unnatural acts of sex. While one person died in a suspicious manner, another attempted to commit suicide in the ashram.

Since Swami Nithyananda was often meeting actor Ranjitha in the ashram, he decided to secretly videograph the happenings.

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