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rape case in which Kuldeep Singh Sen-
gar is the main accused. The Unnao rape
case has witnessed a series of deaths of
witnesses weakening the cause of justice.
Police said the Shahjahanpur girl was
traced to New Delhi, along with a boy
who had demanded 5 crore from Chi-
namayanand. The police, meanwhile,
sealed the woman’s hostel room in
Shahjahanpur to avoid trespassing and
evidence tampering. Four days after she
went missing, the woman was found in
Rajasthan with a friend on August 30.
After police said the woman was not kid-
napped, the Supreme Court asked them
to produce her before the court.
This was followed by a closed-door
meeting of the SC judges with the law
student. In the meeting, Judges asked
for safe and comfortable accommoda-
tion for the woman in Delhi. Directed the
Uttar Pradesh Police to bring her par-
ents to the Capital. The judges said no one • Finally framed A Delhi court has already
will be allowed to meet her till she sees Technology giant framed charges against Kuldeep Singh Sengar
her parents. Later, the Supreme Court Apple Inc tells a
allowed the transfer of the Shahjahan- using a spy camera in her spectacles to
pur woman to other colleges saying her Delhi court that it expose him.
“future was important” doesn’t have details of On September 12, the SIT finally ques-
On September 2, the Supreme Court tioned Chinmayanand, following which
ordered a probe into the case and formed former BJP MLA Kuldeep two rooms of Chinmayanand’s ashram,
an SIT. The SIT visited the college and Singh Sengar’s location where the alleged assault took place,
spoke to teachers and students. The team were sealed.
also visited the ashram, but Chinma- on the day he allegedly
yanand remained elusive. What happened next?
On September 8, the law student raped a 17-year-old girl The postgraduate student on September
came forward and filed a rape complaint in Unnao 14 gave a pen drive containing 43 vid-
against Chinmayanand in Delhi. “Swa- eos to the SIT to support her allegations.
mi Chinmayanand raped me and even The woman told the probe team about
exploited me physically for one year,” the She met Chinmayanand for admission at a BA-LLB student who was also being
woman alleged. The law student alleged his college following which he arranged tortured and had confided in her about
that she wanted to file the rape com- her admission.“He admitted me, gave me the harassment.
plaint earlier, but the UP Police turned a job in the library and then asked her to Meanwhile, more videos tumbled out.
her down so she filed at Delhi. move into the hostel,” she alleged she was In one, Chinmayanand was seen getting
The victim addressed a press confer- filmed while taking a shower, the video of a massage from the woman, but another
ence where she exposed that Chinma- which was used to blackmail her. showed ‘extortion’-related talks. The
yanand exploited her physically for one The victim further alleged in an inter- veracity of the videos stood forensically
year. Her family was receiving threats view with a lady reporter that 6 am was established. The court allowed SIT to
from the accused. All evidence at her reserved for unclothed massages and have voice samples of people visible in
hostel, asked it be opened in front of the 2.30 pm for “forced sex.” She was escorted video clips.
media. A day later, SIT opened the wom- to Chinmayanand’s room by his gunmen The SIT is still investigating and secur-
an’s hostel room and collected evidence. who would then drop her back. ing evidences to testify charges in the
The student submitted a statement to the Explosive video evidence was handed trial. The court has not granted bail to
Delhi Police and the magistrate. to the police in a pen drive, the law stu- accused persons in both the cases.
The victim alleged that she was filmed dent said on September 11. The woman
and raped repeatedly by Chinmayanand. said she started filming Chinmayanand letters@tehelka.com

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