The father of the law student who has accused Bharatiya Janata Party leader Swami Chinmayanand of rape, said that he had handed over a pen drive containing 43 videos to the sleuths of the Special Investigation Team to buttress the charges of sexual harassment of his daughter.
The move was made after the SIT asked the victim’s family to provide them all evidences which they had against the former Union minister to facilitate the probe.
After quizzing the victim and visiting Mumuksh Ashram with her to collect scientific evidences on Friday, the SIT also called the complainant’s mother for questioning on Saturday. She was also taken to SS Law College along with a battery of forensic experts.
The woman alleged that important evidences had been removed from Chinmayanand’s bedroom and it now wore a new look.
“The paint and other things have been changed and it now has a new look. Important evidences have been removed from there but two oil bowls used during massage, were found by the SIT. A towel, toothpaste and soap used by the BJP leader was sealed and taken away by the forensic team,” the complainant said.
The woman said that she told the SIT team about a young BA-LLB student who was also being tortured and had confided in her about her harassment.
The complainant said that she had also given her statement about the FIR lodged in New Delhi on September 5.
Recounting her ordeal, she said that after she took admission in LLM course, the Swami’s men called her to his home and left her in a room on the upper floor where the Godamn showed her a video of her having a bath, after which her physical exploitation began.
The woman, however, said that this video was not found by the probe agency in the bedroom and claimed that it could have been kept in the Swami’s Haridwar ashram.
Accused’s counsel Om Singh argued that giving massage was not a crime and people go to spa for it. “Besides, the video does not show anything being done under pressure,” he said.
Sources said that on the basis of statement recorded by the victim, the SIT put 150 questions before Swami Chinmayanand during interrogation.
The BJP leader was also quizzed about his intimacy with the victim as seen in videos and photographs. He was also asked whether he gave a job to the girl and waived her fees college fees. The Swami claimed that the issue was looked after by the principal of the college.
The SIT also questioned the Swami about how he knew Sanjay, the youth with whom the girl was found in Rajasthan.