The interim anticipatory bail was granted to Chinmayanand till the next date of listing on 6 February, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh, along with two sureties.
The woman categorically denied that she had levelled any allegation against Chinmayanand as the prosecution had charged, leading to a case of perjury against her.
The 23-year-old law student was booked for extortion after former union minister Chinmayanand accused her and three others of blackmailing him for Rs 5 crore.
Former Union minister Chinmayanand is in jail on charges of sexually assaulting a law student. The SIT is also looking into the case of the student allegedly extorting Chinmayanand.
Authorities are running parallel investigations into BJP leader Chinmayanand, accused of rape, and his accuser, a UP law student suspected of blackmailing the politician.
Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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