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A local court on Tuesday, 22 October, dismissed a petition from BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who is accused of rape by a law student, demanding that the Gangster Act should be slapped on the woman and three others for trying to blackmail him.
On Monday, Chinmayanand had sent a letter to the police making his demand.
The 23-year-old law student was arrested last month by a special investigation team (SIT) on charges of extortion.
An official of Shahjahanpur district jail, where Chinmayanand is lodged since he was arrested on September 20, said the former Union minister gave him the letter and it was despatched to the superintendent of police.
Chinamayanand's advocate also filed a petition in the court of the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) for slapping the Gangster Act on the law student and her three friends.
"In the application, it is also said that the court should send the case to a special court for hearing under the Gangster Act," she said.
After hearing the application, the court reserved its order, Singh said.
According to the petition, Sachin came to meet Chinmayanand at his residence on 9 August. Sachin told Chinmayanand that he had all evidence with him and if the former Union minister does not pay Rs 5 crore then a false case would be lodged against him.
The petition claimed that Sanjay has been booked in two cases, including one for attempt to murder, at Shahjahanpur's Tilhar police station.
The plea also claimed that the law student's mother was involved in criminal and anti-social activities and two cases have been lodged against her father.
He also faces charges of stalking under section 354 D, wrongful confinement under section 342 and criminal intimidation under section 506 of the IPC.
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Published: 21 Oct 2019,09:32 PM IST