In a sudden, yet significant development, Lenin Karuppan, the whistleblower who exposed Bidadi-based Nithyananda in March 2010, surrendered before the state CID’s Crime Branch in Chennai on Wednesday.
Police said that Lenin appeared at the CB-CID headquarters in Guindy and presented himself to the police authorities. He was accompanied by his advocate.
The “whistle-blower” also faces charges of leaking the sleazy video tape featuring Nithyananda and his woman disciple at their ashram in Bidadi near Bangalore.
Ranjitha later denied any such involvement with him and claimed it was a morphed picture to defame her and the “spiritual guru”. The tapes created a sensation when it was shown on a particular Tamil TV news channel in March 2010. Subsequently, the Karnataka CID arrested Nithyananda in Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
Lenin was wanted by the CB-CID in connection with a complaint filed by Nithyananda that he had threatened him and asked for money over the video tapes last year.
Lenin, however, has denied the allegations, claiming that Nithyananda wanted to get even with him by filing “false cases”.
Lenin, who was brought before CB-CID officials by his lawyer Sumathi, was taken into custody by deputy superintendent of police Barani Kumar, who is investigating the case, and interrogated. "After conducting a detailed interrogation, if needed, we will arrest Lenin," inspector general of police (CB-CID) Manjunatha said.
Police, however, refused to divulge the information revealed by Lenin during his interrogation. On July13, 2011, Nithya Atmaprabhananda, a devotee of Nithyananda and manager of his ashram, filed a complaint with the Chennai police commissioner against the then Sun Network chief operating officer Hansraj Saxena, his assistant Iyyappan, 'Nakkheeran' Gopal and Kamraj, Lenin Karuppan, his brother Kumar and some others, levelling charges of extortion, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy, etc., in connection with the release of the video.
Lenin Karuppan and his brother Kumar filed anticipatory bail petitions that were rejected by the sessions court concerned in Chennai. They moved the Madras high court on September 6, 2011 for anticipatory bail but were again refused bail. Four days later, Hansraj Saxena and Iyyappan were arrested and taken into judicial custody.
oh God! To think that Lenin is going to jail is heartbreaking! Thank you Lenin for being relentless in your pursuit for the truth and for exposing the man who has cheated us all in different ways. When will Nithy end his machiavellian ways? does he really believe that there is no God who will, in the end, ensure justice - one way or another? Dear Lenin, may you get the strength and energy to continue this battle against evil.
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