Nithyananda remanded in judicial custody until May 12, 2010.

Nithyananda remanded in judicial custody until May 12, 2010.


Self-styled god man Nityananda, arrested on criminal charges including rape, on Friday [30-4-2010] was remanded in judicial custody until May 12, 2010. The court in Ramanagaram, 40 km from Bengaluru , passed the remand order when Nityananda when he was produced , after eight days of police custody.


"We are in the process of analyzing the documents and memory card which we seized from Nityananda's former disciple Lenin Karuppanan, when he was summoned here for questioning last week," the police said.


Lenin had claimed to have recorded the video clippings purportedly showing Nityananda in a compromising position with a woman. Local TV channels telecast the clippings.


The swami's passport mentions his gender as male, not as transgender. The CID plans to take up this issue, after receiving the report of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Hydrabad, of the 36 video clips of Nithyananda with at least five women. The CID had sent the video clips to Hyderabad for analysis and hopes to get the report within two days.


The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) issued a circular to airports to check items carried by Nithyananda when he traveled abroad. According the DRI, Nithyananda would carry gold plated material like kamandalam and slippers to the US. While returning, he would bring back 24-carat gold of the same size and weight. The DRI asked the customs department to check the material on both journeys.


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