Court dismisses Chinmayanand's plea to book student under Gangster Act

A local court on Tuesday dismissed a petition from former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand, who is accused of rape by a law student, demanding that Gangster Act should be slapped on woman and three ors for trying to blackmail him.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Omveer Singh dismissed petition saying it was t in his jurisdiction.He directed that it should be moved before relevant court, Chinmayanand's lawyer Pooja Singh told PTI.

Chinmayanand h also sent a letter to state police chief demanding that stringent Uttar Presh Gangsters and Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Act should be invoked against woman and her three friends.

While former Union minister has been booked under Indian Penal Code's section 376C, a charge short of rape, woman and three ors face a separate extortion case.

y were arrested last month on basis Chinmayanand's complaint that y tried to extort Rs 5 crore, threatening to uplo online video clips showing him getting masss from her.

According to petition, Sachin Sengar, one accused in extortion case, h come to meet Chinmayanand at his home on August 9.

He allegedly told Chinmayanand that he h all evidence with him and a false case will be lodged if former minister did t pay up.

petition claimed that Sanjay Sengar has been earlier booked in two cases, including one for attempt to murder, at Shahjahanpur's Tilhar police station.

plea alleged that cases have also been lodged against student's far. It levelled allegations against woman's mor as well.

Meanwhile, Allahab High Court on Tuesday gave two weeks to Chinmayanand's lawyer and SIT to file ir objections to a bail plea by law student.

counsel and special investigation team were asked to file ir reply to bail application by vember 6, next date of hearing.

Chinmayanand has been booked under section 376C of Indian Penal Code (IPC), which is usually applied in cases where a person abuses his position to "induce or seduce" a woman under his charge to have "sexual intercourse t amounting to offence of rape".

He also faces charges of stalking, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation. woman studied at one of colleges run by politician's ashram.