Last Updated: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 23:21
Solan/Bangalore: Over a month after he was reported absconding following his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, self-styled godman Nityananda Swami, along with four of his associates, was today arrested from the house of a Delhi-based businessman in Solan in Himachal Pradesh.
The arrests were made by a Karnataka Crime Investigation Department team and policemen from Himachal Pradesh in Mamlig village under Arki police station area in Solan district, Deputy Commissioner, Solan, Amar Singh Rathore, said.
32-year-old Nityananda and his associates, including his close aide, Nitya Bhaktananda alias Gopal Seelam Reddy, were being shifted to Shimla, 45 kms from Arki, for being produced before a court tomorrow for transit remand to take them to Bangalore, DIG in Himachal Pradesh CID, N Venugopal, said.
They were arrested after the authorities tracked a mobile phone having a Himachal Pradesh sim card to establish their location, Superintendent of Police, Solan, Prem Kumar Thakur, said. Police did not disclose the name of the Delhi-based businessman.
Others arrested were identified as Mitha Sanathan Nanda, Arpil Sangil and Arun Raj, Thakur said, adding that Rs three lakhs in cash, about 7000 US dollars, three video cameras and three laptops were found in the house.
Karnataka Corps of Detectives DGP D V Guruprasad told PTI in Bangalore that two deputy superintendents of police had reached Solan on April 17 following information that Nityananda could be living there. There were reports that he had attended the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.
The controversial self-styled godman had gone into hiding after a purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with a Tamil actress was aired on local TV channels on March two.
Nityananda along with others is wanted in connection with two cases registered at Bidadi, about 35 kms from Bangalore.
Guruprasad said the CID yesterday had conducted searches in Nityananda's ashram and seized some 'important' documents and a computer hard disc.
Nityananda has rejected sex scandal allegations against him. He had resigned last month as the head of 'Dhyanapeetam', which he had founded near Bidadi on the outskirts of Bangalore city.
He had announced that he would lead a 'life of spiritual seclusion' for an indefinite period.
The Tamil Nadu police had registered various cases under the IPC against him including that of rape. The cases were later transferred to the Karnataka police.
The Ramanagaram police, under whose jurisdiction his ashram near Bangalore falls, have registered two cases against Nityananda.
The Karnataka High Court had last month rejected Nityananda's anticipatory bail application. A petition filed by him praying for quashing of cases filed against him will come up for hearing before the High Court on Friday.
Later, the self-styled godman and four of his associates were brought to the head office of CID at Shimla from Arki where they were briefly interrogated by a joint team of Himachal and Karnataka Police.
Nityananda said that he had come to the state from Haridwar and was staying at the house in Mamlig under Arki police station, according to Additional Director General of Police (CID) I D Bhandari.
The ADG alleged Nityananda was living in the house of a Delhi-based businessman which was taken on rent in the name of one Vikas Dogra.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (CID) N Venugopal said the godman and four of his associates were in CID custody and most likely would be produced before a Shimla court tomorrow for transit remand to take them to Bangalore.
When mediapersons sought reaction from the godman, he merely smiled and greeted them with folded hands without uttering anything.
PTI
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/nityananda-swami-4-aides-arrested-in-himachal-pradesh_620859.html
Solan/Bangalore: Over a month after he was reported absconding following his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, self-styled godman Nityananda Swami, along with four of his associates, was today arrested from the house of a Delhi-based businessman in Solan in Himachal Pradesh.
The arrests were made by a Karnataka Crime Investigation Department team and policemen from Himachal Pradesh in Mamlig village under Arki police station area in Solan district, Deputy Commissioner, Solan, Amar Singh Rathore, said.
32-year-old Nityananda and his associates, including his close aide, Nitya Bhaktananda alias Gopal Seelam Reddy, were being shifted to Shimla, 45 kms from Arki, for being produced before a court tomorrow for transit remand to take them to Bangalore, DIG in Himachal Pradesh CID, N Venugopal, said.
They were arrested after the authorities tracked a mobile phone having a Himachal Pradesh sim card to establish their location, Superintendent of Police, Solan, Prem Kumar Thakur, said. Police did not disclose the name of the Delhi-based businessman.
Karnataka Corps of Detectives DGP D V Guruprasad told PTI in Bangalore that two deputy superintendents of police had reached Solan on April 17 following information that Nityananda could be living there. There were reports that he had attended the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.
The controversial self-styled godman had gone into hiding after a purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with a Tamil actress was aired on local TV channels on March two.
Nityananda along with others is wanted in connection with two cases registered at Bidadi, about 35 kms from Bangalore.
Guruprasad said the CID yesterday had conducted searches in Nityananda's ashram and seized some 'important' documents and a computer hard disc.
Nityananda has rejected sex scandal allegations against him. He had resigned last month as the head of 'Dhyanapeetam', which he had founded near Bidadi on the outskirts of Bangalore city.
He had announced that he would lead a 'life of spiritual seclusion' for an indefinite period.
The Tamil Nadu police had registered various cases under the IPC against him including that of rape. The cases were later transferred to the Karnataka police.
The Ramanagaram police, under whose jurisdiction his ashram near Bangalore falls, have registered two cases against Nityananda.
The Karnataka High Court had last month rejected Nityananda's anticipatory bail application. A petition filed by him praying for quashing of cases filed against him will come up for hearing before the High Court on Friday.
Later, the self-styled godman and four of his associates were brought to the head office of CID at Shimla from Arki where they were briefly interrogated by a joint team of Himachal and Karnataka Police.
Nityananda said that he had come to the state from Haridwar and was staying at the house in Mamlig under Arki police station, according to Additional Director General of Police (CID) I D Bhandari.
The ADG alleged Nityananda was living in the house of a Delhi-based businessman which was taken on rent in the name of one Vikas Dogra.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (CID) N Venugopal said the godman and four of his associates were in CID custody and most likely would be produced before a Shimla court tomorrow for transit remand to take them to Bangalore.
When mediapersons sought reaction from the godman, he merely smiled and greeted them with folded hands without uttering anything.
PTI
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/nityananda-swami-4-aides-arrested-in-himachal-pradesh_620859.html
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