CID wants Nithyananda bail cancelled

Petition to High Court says main witnesses in case against Swami are being intimidated

Hemanth Kashyap

Posted On Monday, April 18, 2011

The state CID has petitioned the High Court to cancel the bail granted to Swami Nithyananda on the grounds that the main witnesses in the case are being intimidated. The Swami faces charges of rape and unnatural sex. The matter will be heard on Tuesday.

In its petition, the CID has accused the Swami and his followers of intimidating a Los Angeles-based NRI who is the main witness in the case. CID officials had provided particulars to the court in a sealed cover. According to the CID, some people at the behest of the Swami (Life Bliss Foundation of Nithyananda) have filed a false case against the NRI in the US courts.

They are asking the witness to turn hostile in the case against Nithyananda in return for the withdrawal of the case against the witness, the CID petition says.

The petition also refers to attempts to intimidate Lenin Karuppan, the man behind the controversial video clips of the Swami. The High Court has quashed a case against Lenin.

Meanwhile, Nithyananda’s lawyer is seeking a relaxation of his bail conditions, including strictures on his movements beyond Bidadi and directing him to vist the Bidadi police station every month.

Source: Mirror