Law catches up with Swami Nityananda in Himachal (Lead)
April 21st, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANSShimla, April 21 (IANS) After being on the run for over a month, self styled godman Swami Nityananda, who faces charges of rape, criminal intimidation and cheating, was Wednesday arrested from a Himachal Pradesh village.
The Karnataka-based Nityananda has been on the run since March 23 when the Karnataka High Court rejected his plea for anticipatory bail and quashing of criminal cases against him.
He was nabbed from a village in Solan district, about 50 km from here.
“Swami Nityananda was arrested by a joint team of the Himachal Pradesh and Bangalore police from a village near Arki in Solan district. He was staying in a house for the past few days,” Additional Director General of Police I.D. Bhandari told IANS.
“The accused would be brought to Shimla later in the evening,” Bhandari added.
Video footage telecast in early March showed Nityananda in bed with two women. He denied any wrongdoing and has not been seen in public since then.
After the Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, Nityananda had quit as head of his ashram, Dhyanapeetam, located about 35 km from Bangalore.
In a related development, the Karnataka Crime Investigation Department (CID) has sought information from all those affected by Nityananda’s actions.
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- Swami Nityananda, 4 others held from Himachal village (Third Lead) (With Images) - Apr 21, 2010
- Nityananda on way to Bangalore via Chandigarh - Apr 22, 2010
- Nityananda held in Himachal, to be flown to Bangalore Thursday (Fifth Lead) - Apr 22, 2010
- Nityananda held in Himachal, to be flown to Bangalore Thursday (Fourth Lead) - Apr 21, 2010
- Nityananda brought to Bangalore - Apr 22, 2010
- Sex-scandal hit Nityananda quits as ashram head - Mar 30, 2010
- High court allows tainted Nityananda to preach - Jul 09, 2010
- Sex tainted godman's bail plea rejected - May 06, 2010
- Swami Nityananda performs self-purification rite - Jun 13, 2010
- Swami Nityananda released on bail - Jun 13, 2010
- Karnataka High Court grants bail to Swami Nityananda - Jun 11, 2010
- Chargesheet filed against godman Nityananada - Nov 29, 2010
- Sex-scam accused godman freed on bail - Jun 12, 2010
- Verdict on Nityananda's bail plea Friday - Jun 10, 2010
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