Locals are unsure of taking sides whom do they support, the girl or Chinmayanand?

Further, taking into account Chinmayanands clout in Shahjahanpur, many townsfolk were hesitant to speak on camera. Many people, especially young boys and girls, who spoke off the record, had a very clear idea of what goes on inside Swami Chinmayanands Mumukshu Ashram. One even mentioned a racket which operates in the ashram and many dismissed the credibility of such babas.

Chinmayanands hold over the town was evident when he wasnt arrested for almost 15 days after the complainant lodged the rape FIR (at Delhis Lodhi Garden police station for lack of trust of UP police) and UP polices leniency in his arrest and questioning.

He was eventually arrested but not under Section 376 (the rape charge) but 376 C, which deals with sexual intercourse with a woman by a person of authority or someone with whom the survivor may have a fiduciary relationship, or a public servant, superintendent of jai/remand home/womens or childrens institution.

The complainants father has also accused DM of intimidation and asking him to file a missing complaint instead. He said the DM asked him if he was sure of filing the FIR.

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