Nithyananda the 'master confuser'?

News reports claim that Nithyananda fractured his arm while doing Yoga trying to copy Baba Ramdev ... but Nithyananda's official page claims it was actually caused by a fall from a horse!! Is Nithyananda a master or a 'master confuser'?! You decide...



Nithyananda tried to copy Ramdev, faces surgery

Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 18:05 [IST]

Bangalore, Jun 14: Swamy Nithyananda, who always remains in controversies, underwent a surgery for a fracture in his forearm in a hospital in Bangalore on Tuesday, Jun 14.

Sources reported that the accident happened when the self-styled godman attended his regular yoga and exercise session in his ashram. However, hospital authorities informed, "He has suffered a simple fracture in his right forearm and is being operated for the same."

After citing Nithyananda's willingness towards yoga and exercise, many started speculating that the Swamy might have been inspired by Baba Ramdev who is also well-known as yoga guru.


OneIndia News

Here is the story from Nithyananda's side, as told on his Facebook page! 

Wow! Its very touching that even with a broken arm, Nithyananda tells his disciples to radiate enlightenment in dealing with Nithyananda's broken arm!!!

State appointed C H Jadhav in Nithyananda case

By Express News Service
03 Jun 2011

BANGALORE: The State Government has appointed former public prosecutor C H Jadhav to represent the State in the cases filed against self-styled godman Nithyananda in Bidadi Police Station.

The government, besides appointing Jhadav as the Special Public Prosecutor in Crime No 141 of Bidadi police station through a notification issued on May 30, has stated that Nithya Dharmananda alias K Lenin should bear all the remuneration and salary of Jadhav. Incidentally, Jadhav has appeared for Lenin in the petitions filed by him.

Source: Express Buzz

Nithyananda, time to tuck yor tail...

சித்து வித்தை ஆராய்ச்சி நித்தியானந்தா பேட்டி

 (Interview with Nithyananda - research on [teleportation] 'Siddhis')

‘‘கேமராவ செயல் இழக்க வைக்கும் சித்து வேலையை முதல்ல கண்டுபிடிச்சா நல்லது..!’’

"If he finds a siddhi to make a camera malfunction, that will be useful! LOL"

Source: Tamil Murasu

அடங்கமாட்டியா நித்தியானந்தா? பார்ட் 2!!

(Request translation from tamil readers)

இதே தலைப்பில் முன்னரே எழுயிருந்தோம். இன்னும் எத்தனை தடவை அப்படியே எழுதுவது?
தி.மு.கவின் தோல்வியை தங்களது வெற்றியாக கொண்டாடும் பட்டியலில் பொறுக்கி நித்தியானந்தாவும் சேர்ந்திருக்கிறார். இவரது சாபத்தால்தான் தி.மு.க படுதோல்வி அடைந்திருக்கிறதாம். இந்த உண்மையை தனது பொற்கால ஆட்சிக்காக ஏங்கித்தான் தமிழக மக்கள் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள் என்று பேசும் புரட்சித் தலைவியின் காதில் யாராவது போட்டு வைத்தால்  அம்பிக்கு சட்னி நிச்சயம்.
திருவண்ணாமலையில் தரிசனம் கொடுத்த இந்த பொறுக்கி இன்னமும் தெனாவெட்டாக பேசியிருக்கிறார். ரஞ்சிதாவுடன் அவர் செய்த நடவடிக்கைகள் எல்லாம் மாஃபிங் செய்யப்பட்டதாம். வீடியோ படத்தில் இருப்பது அவரில்லையாம். அப்படியே இருந்தாலும் அதை கேட்க வேண்டியது நீதிமன்றம்தானாம். இப்படி ஃபுல் மப்பில் பேசக்கூடிய கருத்துக்களை இந்த சாமியார் நிதானமாகவே உதிர்த்திருக்கிறார்.

இத்தனை அம்பலப்பட்ட பிறகும் ஒரு மோசடிக்காரன் தனது காவி சாம்ராஜ்ஜியத்தை மீண்டும் எந்தப் பழுதுமில்லாமல் கட்ட முடிகிறது என்பதுதான் நாம் கவலைப்படத்தக்க ஒன்று. நித்தியானந்தாவின் பொறுக்கித்தனத்தை அடக்கப்பட்ட இளைஞனின் காமம் என்று அனுதாபப் பா வாசித்த நமது அண்ணன் சா.தமிழ்ச்செல்வன் இப்போது என்ன பா பாடுவார் என்பது தெரியவில்லை.

ஒரு சதுர இன்ச் கொண்ட பொருளை சக்தியாக்கி 2500 கி.மீட்டர் தொலைவுக்கு அனுப்பும் சாதனையை வரும் ஜூலை 15இல் இந்த அம்பி நடத்தப் போகிறாராம். இப்படி சக்தி உள்ள இந்த அம்பி அந்த பலான வீடியோவை அதுவும் படுக்கை அறைக்குள் கைக்கெட்டும் தூரத்தில் இருந்த காமராவை கண்டுபிடிக்க முடியவில்லையே? ஆய் போய்விட்டு கழுவத் தெரியாதவன் சூரியனுக்கு பேன் பார்த்த கதைதான். ஆனாலும் இந்த பொறுக்கி சாமியாருக்கு பணக்கார முட்டாள் பக்தர்கள் இருக்கும் வரையிலும் எந்தக் குறையுமில்லை.

கோயம்பேட்டில் மூட்டை தூக்கினால்தான் மூன்று வேளை சோறு என்று இந்த ஜன்மத்தை விட்டிருந்தால் கொஞ்சமாவது திருந்தியிருக்கும். அதை விடுத்து இன்னமும் தங்கத் தாம்பாளத்தில் வைத்து தாலாட்டு பாடும்போது நித்தியின் திமிர் புடைத்துக் கொண்டுதான் இருக்கும்.

Source: Vinavu

Godman Nithyananda's case stuck as files move between courts

May 23, 2011
By Ambarish B, DC, Bengaluru



The case against the controversial godman Swami Nithyananda still waits to be committed to trial after the CID filed the chargesheet in November 2010.

The delay is due to case files being shuffled between the Ramanagaram court and the High Court.

A recent application by the special public prosecutor seeking a direction for the medical examination of Nithyananda under section 53 (A) of the CrPC, has been challenged by Nithyananda. The Ramanagaram court is unable to dispose of the application as the case files are in the High Court.

The prosecutor said that the report received from the forensic expert on the video-recording was positive and that the image found in the video was conclusive of the presence of Nithyananda.

“Medical examination of the accused in a case of rape is mandatory. When he was arrested, this examination could not be conducted as there was no victim then. Subsequently, a victim from the US approached the CID and gave a statement. Now, the accused has to go through the medical examination,’’ special public prosecutor K. Janardhan said.

Nithyananda challenged the application for his medical examination and moved another application stating it would be breach of privacy. The Ramanagaram court could not dispose of this application as the files relating to the case are in the High Court.

Moreover, the prosecutor said that the case was yet to be committed to trial as there have been several applications filed before the Ramanagaram CJM court on the chargesheet filed by the CID.

“Accused number 5 in the case (Maa Sachidananda alias Ragini) was denied court permission to travel to the US. But, accused number 2 (Nithya Bhaktananda alias Gopala Seelam Reddy) went to the US and had to return on May 12. He did not return and, through his advocates, moved another application seeking extension. The CID submitted an objection to this in a sealed envelop and stated that the accused were travelling to the US to tamper with the evidence and the only victim who lives there" Mr Janardhan said.

The Ramanagaram court refused to grant the extension sought. The CID stated that the accused who went to the US have lodged several complaints against the victim in an attempt to threaten her.

The CID has examined 101 witnesses spread across the country and even abroad and submitted a 430-page chargesheet against Nithyananda and others.

The CID stated in the chargesheet that during the investigation a woman from the US appeared before the CID and deposed that she was repeatedly raped by Swami Nithyananda not only at his ashram in Bidadi, but in other parts of the country.

The swami allegedly told the victim that if she subjected herself to his sexual demands she would achieve enlightenment and that sex with Swamiji was the path to moksha.

The CID also placed before the court agreements signed between the devotees and ashram authorities taking the consent of the devotees for partaking in tantrik sex.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

Avatar or CULT?!

Those who are truly capable of independent thinking, watch the following video, read the information available and decide for yourself whether somebody is an Avatar or just a Cult Leader




Cult denotes a group that forms around a person who claims he or she has a special mission or knowledge, which will be shared with those who turn over most of their decision making to that self-appointed leader.

The term cult tends to imply something weird, something other than normal, something that is not us. But cults are far from marginal, and those who join them are no different from you or me. The issues they represent are basic to our society, to our understanding of each other, and to our accepting our vulnerabilities and the potential for abuse within our world.

Cults come in all sizes, form around any theme, and recruit persons of all ages and backgrounds. Not all cults are religious, as some people think. Their reasons for existing may concern religion, life-style, politics, or assorted philosophies. Not everyone who is approached by a cult recruiter joins, and of those who join, not all stay forever. Cults vary in how much financial and political power they wield. Some are local phenomena with only a dozen members. Others have thousands of members, operate multinational businesses, and control complex multimillion- if not multibillion-dollar organizations.

Modern-day cults and thought-reform groups tend to offer apparent utopias, places where all humankind's ills will be cured. The cults' lure is, if you just come along, all will be fine, and everyone will live happily ever after.

Since the 1960s, there has been a burgeoning of independent entrepreneurial groups that go into the mind-manipulation and personality-change business. Myriads of false messiahs, quacks, and leaders of cults and thought-reform groups have emerged who use Orwellian* mind-manipulation techniques. They recruit the curious, the unaffiliated, the trusting, and the altruistic. They promise intellectual, spiritual, political, social, and self-actualization utopias. These modern-day pied pipers offer, among other things, pathways to God, salvation, revolution, personal development, enlightenment, perfect health, psychological growth, egalitarianism, channels to speak with 35,000-year- old "entities," life in ecospheres, and contact with extraterrestrial beings.

There is truly a smorgasbord of spiritual, psychological, political, and other types of cults and cultic groups seeking adherents and devotees. Contrary to the myth that those who join cults are seekers, it is the cults that go out and actively and aggressively find followers. Eventually, those groups subject their followers to mind-numbing treatments that block critical and evaluative thinking and subjugate independent choice in a context of a strictly enforced hierarchy

The wisdom of the ages is that most manipulation is subtle and covert. When Orwell* drew on this wisdom, he envisioned the evolution of an insidious but successful mind and opinion manipulator. He would appear as a smiling, seemingly beneficent Big Brother. But instead of one Big Brother, we see hordes of Big Brothers in the world today. Many of them are cult leaders."


* In 1949, George Orwell wrote about the negative utopia he feared would evolve, perhaps by 1984.

Orwell's genius was in sensing that combinations of social and psychological techniques are easier, more effective, and cheaper than the gun-to-the-head methods of coercion. Social and psychological persuasion is also less likely to attract attention and thus is less apt to mobilize opposition early and easily from those being manipulated. Orwell reasoned that if a government could control all media and interpersonal communication while simultaneously forcing citizens to speak in a politically controlled jargon, it could blunt independent thinking. If thought could be controlled, then rebellious actions against a regime could be prevented. Not only in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four but also in his essays on politics and the English language, Orwell emphasized the power of words. Words represent thoughts, and without the capability to express thoughts, people lose access to their own thinking.

Source: Excerpts from 'Cults in our Midst' by Dr. Margaret Thaler Singer

Margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D., is one of the leading experts in the field of coercive persuasion, a clinical psychologist and emeritus adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In her career, she has counseled and interviewed more than 3,000 current and former cult members and their relatives and friends.

Cold reception for Swami Nithyananda at Puttaparthi

Mid-Day.com, Updated: April 27, 2011 14:37 IST

 

Bangalore: 
While politicians, celebrities and other prominent figures flocked to Puttaparthi to pay their last respects to the late Sathya Sai Baba, the presence of Swami Nithyananda at the ashram raised quite a few eyebrows.

Nithyananda's dazed devotees and Sathya Sai Baba's family members alike.

Throughout the time he was there, he appeared to be embarrassed as devotees and Sathya Sai Baba's family members made it clear that he was not welcome.

With the negative publicity the self-proclaimed godman has garnered over the past one year, it comes as no surprise that he was not allowed inside immediately.

Onlookers gaped when the Baba's family members ignored his presence and later made efforts to see to it that he wasn't allowed into Sai Kulwanth Hall through the VVIP entrance.

"It seemed like Baba's family members and the security guards at the VVIP entrance were not at all prepared for something like this," said a guest who was seated with the family members near Baba's mortal remains.

While Swami Nithyananda patiently waited at the VVIP entrance with one of his disciples, Baba's family members had a quick word with the other guests and decided to allow him to enter from the common gate

He added, "Nithyananda looked a bit embarrassed, as he stood at the entrance for quite some time with a garland in his hand, but his presence wasn't even acknowledged."

While Nithyananda patiently waited at the entrance with one of his disciples, the family members had a quick word with the other VVIPs seated there, including Major Industries Minister Geetha Reddy, and decided to allow him to enter.

However, they decided against allowing him through the VVIP entrance, and he was observed entering through the common gate and reached the glass casket where Baba's mortal remains were laid.

Another guest who observed the entire incident and was within earshot of the conversation said, "He even pleaded with the family members to allow him to enter through the VVIP entrance, but they did not agree."

Miffed at the whole incident, he still managed to flaunt a broad smile while standing in the queue, albeit a shorter one.

Upon reaching the casket, he bowed down his head and offered prayers. However, the drama intensified when he placed the huge garland around the glass casket, and the crowd around glared and let out a collective sigh.

Even the volunteers from the Sathya Sai trust stopped urging the crowds to move faster and looked at the drama that was unfolding bit by bit.

Trying to escape the constant stares from everyone, Nithyananda quickly moved behind the life size photo of Baba, which is placed next to the casket, and attempted to exit from the hall through the VIP entrance.

Sadly for him, he was once again stopped and told to take the route that other devotees were taking.

A frowning Nithyananda made a swift exit. Although he did not stay for long, his brief visit became the most talked about incident for the rest of the day.

Source: NDTV, Mid Day News

Women devotees object to Nithyananda’s presence

Puttaparthi, April 26, DHNS:

Controversy-ridden Nithyananda, whose visit to Puttaparthi was resented by many devotees of Sai Baba, negotiated for long before being allowed entry on Tuesday to the place of 'dharshanam' in Prashanthi Nilayam here.

Nithyananda, who walked into Prashanthi Nilayam with VHP chief Ashok Singhal through the VIP gate along with two of his devotees, was stopped by the Sathya Sai Seva Dal volunteers. He tried convincing the volunteers but in vain. He was sent further behind even as Singhal walked towards the area where Sai Baba’s body lay.  Police sources said several women who saw him arrive at the Kulwant Hall venue, objected to his presence. This resulted in some commotion and the superintendent of police was alerted. Nithyananda was finally directed away from the place where Baba’s body lay, but an  elderly Seva Dal devotee intervened and allowed him to enter for dharshan. His decision to pay homage to Sai Baba was an attempt to make himself seen, especially after his bail conditions were relaxed. The other two Nithyananda followers were Shiva Vallabhaneni, alias Sachitananda, and T Dhanasekaran, alias Sadhananda. Source: Deccan Herald

US judge allows fraud charges against Nithyananda entity

Chandan Nandy, Bangalore, April 22, DHNS :

In a major blow to Nithyananda and his so-called spiritual activities in the United States, an American court has allowed prosecution against one of his non-profit organisations and two of its directors for fraud under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act.

Besides, San Bernadino Superior Court judge David A Williams permitted charges to be framed against Nithyananda Foundation for unfair business practices.
It also allowed the plaintiffs -- some non-resident Indians who were devotees of Nithyananda -- to claim not just punitive damages which could be in millions but also their attorneys’ fees from all the defendants.

The US judge’s directive of April 21 came after he heard the arguments of the lawyers of both the plaintiffs and the respondents.
It follows the NRIs’ case filed in the San Bernadino Superior Court in California where they invoked RICO which is normally employed to proceed against the mafia.

The two directors of Oklahoma-based Nithyananda Foundation against whom the criminal case was filed are Siva Vallabhaneni, alias Sachitananda and D Jamunarani, alias Ma Sadananda, who is in India.

Deccan Herald had earlier reported that under RICO, a person who is a member of an enterprise that has committed any two of 35 crimes — 27 federal crimes and eight state crimes — within a 10-year period can be charged with racketeering.

When the matter goes for trial, the plaintiffs, who had donated very large sums of money to Nithyananda and his several organisations, including the Nithyananda Foundation, could claim their money and also press for punitive damages.

During the course of the hearing on April 21, the NRIs’ attorneys submitted before Judge Williams that Nithyananda faced a criminal case in Karnataka.

When the lawyers for Nithyananda Foundation tried to defend Nithyananda by claiming that he was a private individual and not linked to the organisation, Judge Williams, according to sources present in the court, said: “This matter is in the public interest. I
know and have read the details. You do not need to explain.”

The matter will come up for further hearing on Thursday when the lawyers for the two sides will make submissions on some other issues raised in the NRIs’ petition.

Source: Deccan Herald

Police want Nithyananda, aide's bail cancelled

Bangalore, Apr 19 (PTI)

Police have pleaded before the Karnataka High Court to cancel the bail of self-styled godman Nithyananda and his aide who are facing criminal cases, for allegedly violating the terms of the bail.


"On April 15 we filed an application before the High Court seeking cancellation of Nithyananda's bail as he has violated the bail condition imposed on him", Investigating officer in the case, Ramalingappa told PTI.

Police also sought cancellation of bail of Nityananda's associate, Seelam Gopala Reddy alias Basavananda who was nabbed along with him. The godman is facing charges of rape and intimidation.

They have charged Nityananda with intimidating witnesses indirectly through his followers and also of not cooperating with them for further investigation.

Nityananda was arrested along with Basavananda on April 21 2010 from Solan in Himachal Pradesh. He was granted bail on June 11, 2010 by the Karnataka High Court. He landed in controversy after a video footage showing him in a compromising position with an actress was telecast by local TV channels in March last year.

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

Strange but interesting?!

In a bizarre development over the past few weeks, Nithyananda manages to get a bail relaxation petition approved!! Lets take a closer look:

• Nithyananda’s advocates file a petition to relax his bail on 28^th Mar with the Court.
• This petition, would normally get assigned a date when it comes up for hearing. Accordingly it would get listed in the cause list of a specific court hall for that date. But until 8th Apr, this petition doesnt have a hearing date set.
• On 8^th Apr, the case has been heard and disposed!!!! Important point to be noted: it is NOT listed under the 'daily cause list' in any court hall for 8^th Apr!!

These facts can be verified from the case status information that is publicly available!!

Here is are the questions that stand out:

1. Why was there no official hearing date assigned to this petition until it was disposed?
2. Why was the case disposed on 8^th Apr even though it was not scheduled for that day?
3. So what exactly happened????

Examine the facts for yourself!

Court summons against Lenin quashed

Last Updated : 01 Apr 2011 12:17:11 PM IST


BANGALORE: The High Court has quashed the summons issued against Lenin Karuppan, former driver of the selfstyled godman Paramahamsa Nithyananda, by JMFC Court Ramanagar following a complaint by Anjula Jackson, a foreign devotee of the tainted seer.

Lenin had moved the court challenging the JMFC Court's issue of summons. Anjula, lodging a complaint with Ramanagar police, had alleged that he had violated Nithyananda's privacy, trespassed the living quarters of the selfstyled godman besides defamed the 'seer'. Later, the case was refereed to Bidadi police station.

The petitioner submitted that allegations made by the complainant did not satisfy the ingredients of the offence alleged against him. Taking cognizance of such a complaint and issuance of summons was bad in law and without application of mind by the Judge.

He also contended that the complaint was vexatious and an act of vengeance and as a consequence, following the complaint lodged by him against Nithyananda proceedings and sought to quash the complaint.

Hearing the petition Justice K V Keshavanarayana disposing off the petition filed by Lenin, directed the magistrate to consider the complaint afresh and quashed the order dated August 28, 2010 and the cognizance taken on October 30, 2010.

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/court-summons-against-lenin-quashed/261482.html

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லெனின் கருப்பனுக்கு சம்மன்: உயர்நீதிமன்றம் தடை

பெங்களூர், மார்ச் 31: நித்யானந்தாவின் முன்னாள் சீடர் லெனின் கருப்பனுக்கு கீழ்நீதிமன்றம் அனுப்பிய சம்மனை நிறுத்தி வைத்து உயர்நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

நித்யானந்தாவின் பெண் சீடரான அமெரிக்காவை சேர்ந்த அஞ்சுளா ஜாக்சன், லெனின் கருப்பனுக்கு எதிராக 2010 ஆகஸ்ட் 28-ம் தேதி ராமநகரம் மாவட்ட நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்கு தொடர்ந்திருந்தார்.

 அதில், இந்திய தண்டனை சட்டத்துக்கு எதிராகப் பல்வேறு குற்றங்கள் இழைத்து நித்யானந்தாவுக்கு எதிரான வீடியோவை லெனின் கருப்பன் தயாரித்துள்ளதாக தெரிவித்துள்ளார். மேலும், இந்திய சட்டம், தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப விதிகளுக்கு எதிராக செயல்பட்டு, தனி நபர் சுதந்திரத்தில் அத்துமீறி நுழைந்துள்ளதாகப் புகாரில் அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இதை விசாரித்த மாவட்ட நீதிமன்றம், லெனின் கருப்பனை நீதிமன்றத்தில் ஆஜராகும்படி சம்மன் அனுப்பியது. இதற்கு லெனின் கருப்பன் ஜனவரி 13-ல் உயர்நீதிமன்றத்தில் இடைக்காலத் தடை பெற்றார்.

இந்தத் தடையை நீக்குவதற்காக அஞ்சுளா ஜாக்சன், உயர்நீதிமன்றத்தில் மனுதாக்கல் செய்திருந்தார். இதை வியாழக்கிழமை விசாரித்த நீதிபதி கே.என்.கேசவநாராயணா, ராமநகரம் மாவட்ட நீதிமன்றத்தில் லெனின் கருப்பனுக்கு பிறப்பித்த சம்மனை நிறுத்தி வைத்து உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார். மேலும், சம்மன் உத்தரவை மறுபரிசீலனை செய்யுமாறும், சட்டத்துக்கு உட்பட்டு ஆணை பிறப்பிக்குமாறும் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

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Karnataka high court sets aside order of summons issued against Lenin Karuppan

STAFF WRITER 14:23 HRS IST

Bangalore, Mar 31 (PTI) The Karnataka High Court today set aside a lower court order issuing summons to Lenin Karuppan, a former disciple of self-styled godman Nityananda on a complaint against him by a woman disciple.

Single Judge Justice K N Keshavanarayana set aside the Judicial Magistrate Ramanagara Court's October 30, 2010 order of issuing summons against Lenin, who blew the lid off the alleged sleaze activities involving Nityananda and a Tamil actress.

The court also directed the Judicial Magistrate to reconsider the order and pass an order in accordance with law.

Lenin had shot the controversial video purportedly showing Nityananda in a compromising position with a Tamil actress.

Nityananda's US-based devotee Anjula Jackson had filed the complaint against Lenin on August 28 2010, alleging he had committed various offences under provisions of IPC when making the video.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/1475128_HC-sets-aside-order-of-summons-issued-against-Lenin

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Published: Thursday, Mar 31, 2011, 14:51 IST
Place: Bangalore | Agency: PTI
The Karnataka high court today set aside a lower court order issuing summons to Lenin Karuppan, a former disciple of self-styled godman Nithyananda on a complaint against him by a woman disciple.
Single Judge Justice KN Keshavanarayana set aside the judicial magistrate Ramanagara Court's October 30, 2010 order of issuing summons against Lenin, who blew the lid off the alleged sleaze activities involving Nithyananda and a Tamil actress.

The court also directed the judicial magistrate to reconsider the order and pass an order in accordance with law.

Lenin had shot the controversial video purportedly showing Nithyananda in a compromising position with a Tamil actress.
Nithyananda's US-based devotee Anjula Jackson had filed the complaint against Lenin on August 28 2010, alleging he had committed various offences under provisions of IPC when making the video. Lenin, she said, had violated Indecent Representation of Women Act and Information Technology Act and had also tresspassed into private property when shooting the video.
Nithyananda landed in controversy in March 2010 after a local television channel aired a purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with the actress.
He was subsequently arrested in Solan district in Himachal Pradesh on April 21 and granted conditional bail on June 11.
 http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_karnataka-high-court-sets-aside-order-of-summons-issued-against-lenin-karuppan_1526609

HC sets aside order of summons issued against Lenin

Bangalore, Mar 31 (PTI)

The Karnataka High Court today set aside a lower court order issuing summons to Lenin Karuppan, a former disciple of self-styled godman Nityananda on a complaint against him by a woman disciple.

Single Judge Justice K N Keshavanarayana set aside the Judicial Magistrate Ramanagara Court's October 30, 2010 order of issuing summons against Lenin, who blew the lid off the alleged sleaze activities involving Nityananda and a Tamil actress. The court also directed the Judicial Magistrate to reconsider the order and pass an order in accordance with law. Lenin had shot the controversial video purportedly showing Nityananda in a compromising position with a Tamil actress. Nityananda's US-based devotee Anjula Jackson had filed the complaint against Lenin on August 28 2010, alleging he had committed various offences under provisions of IPC when making the video. Lenin, she said, had violated Indecent Representation of Women Act and Information Technology Act and had also tresspassed into private property when shooting the video. Nityananda landed in controversy in March 2010 after a local television channel aired a purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with the actress. He was subsequently arrested in Solan district in Himachal Pradesh on April 21 and granted conditional bail on June 11. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/150238/hc-sets-aside-order-summons.html