BJP leer and former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand has been quizzed by SIT for around seven hours in connection with a law student's allegation that he raped her, his counsel Om Singh said on Friday. He also said that special investigation team, that came toger on orders of Supreme Court, summoned Chinmayan to police on Thursday night.

According to Singh, Chinmayanand was later brought back to his residence, Divya Dham in Mumukshu Ashram, under heavy security. According to sources, SIT team also inspected bedroom of BJP leer at ashram but since it was very late y sealed room. y are expected to continue ir inspection on Friday, he said.

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victim said she was exploited for over a year

23-year-old postgruate student and her family has alleged that she was raped and "physically exploited" for a year by BJP leer, whose organisation runs several colleges. She also alleged that she was filmed and blackmailed during course of year. 

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She h said that after Chinmayanand facilitated her mission into college last year, he vised her to move into hostel and went on to blackmail her using a video clip of her taking a bath that she said was taken from a hidden camera.

According to a media report, she, in her statement, also said that she was often forced to give masss to leer and was brought to him by his aides at gunpoint. According to her, assaults continued until July this year when victim decided to collect proof against Chinmayanand to eventually expose him.

In a letter to SIT on Wednesday, woman h alleged that some vital evidence was removed from her hostel room by Chinmayanand's supporters before it was sealed by police. 

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Priyanka Gandhi speaks about case

In connection to case, Congress leer Priyanka Gandhi Vra on Friday attacked BJP government in Uttar Presh, alleging that Yogi ityanath government's "antics" have me it clear that it has "thing to do with women's security".

She went on to ask why state police has opted a "lax approach" in dealing with case, while also tagging a media report on why a rape case is t being registered by UP police against BJP leer. 

"After all, why did complainant girl have to come before press to seek security? Why is UP police going slow? Is it because accused is from BJP?" Congress general secretary said.

Meanwhile, Chinmayanand has rejected allegations while also alleging a political conspiracy to bring him down. His lawyer has furr claimed that woman and her friends are out to discredit politician and want to extort money from hIM.

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(With PTI inputs)