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UP law student who accused Chinmayanand of rape jailed in extortion case

She was arrested around 9.15 a.m. from her home by the Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh Police

Manendra Singh, lawyer of Swami Chinmayanand
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Manendra Singh, lawyer of Swami Chinmayanand

Press Trust of India
The 23-year-old student who accused BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of rape was arrested on Wednesday on charges of extortion and sent to 14 days judicial custody, police said.

She was arrested around 9.15 a.m. from her home by the Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh Police.

She was then taken for a medical examination. After that she was produced before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vineet Kumar, which sent her to 14 days judicial custody, they added.

A local court had on Tuesday accepted an interim bail plea filed by the student. It fixed Thursday for hearing

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