Chinmayanand case: Opposition parties rally behind 'victim' woman
Shahjahanpur, Sept 26 (UNI): Several Opposition parties have started rallying behind the 'victim' woman in the Chinmayanand case.
Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday met the jailed woman at the Shahjahanpur district jail and inquired about the incident.
The CPI(M) leader alleged that the 'victim' woman has been implicated in the case by the UP police on the directive of some senior politicians of the state.
On the other hand, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has attacked the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the arrest of the law student in the extortion case involving Swami Chinmayanand.
In a tweet on Thursday, Yadav said that the BJP had shown their "true face" by arresting the student who spoke against its leader.
"Today all the daughters, sisters and mothers of the country are unhappy with BJP, but some people are saying All is well in country, this is shameful," he said.
He alleged that the party's slogan of ‘Beti Bachao’ has proved to be just another "jumla".
The Shahjahanpur girl was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on Wednesday morning after she was arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the extortion case involving the former Union Minister.
The SIT on Tuesday arrested two others accused — Sachin and Vikram — for further investigation.
The team had earlier booked three of the law student's friends after questioning them in connection to a video clip in which they were purportedly discussing extortion.
According to SIT chief Naveen Arora, the three had accepted their involvement in the extortion case, although the law student had denied the charges.
Arora said during the interrogation, the three youths have claimed that the 'victim' girl was the main conspirator in the extortion.
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