These statements before the judicial magistrate were recorded under Sections 161 (relating to examination of a witness) and 164 (relating to recording of statements and confessions) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
“The court has ordered the student to appear before it to record her statements as to why she has disowned her allegations of sexual harassment against Chinmayanand,” said Abhay Tripathi, prosecution lawyer representing the UP government.
HT has a copy of the letter addressed to the CJI. All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA) and other women’s organisations have submitted a written to the governor.
The probe has revealed that the complainant woman along with her accomplices may have attempted to extort ₹5 crore from the former BJP leader in exchange of the evidence of her alleged sexual exploitation at his hands
The development comes a day after the complainant’s father was interrogated by the SIT in connection with the extortion case filed by Chinmayanand against his daughter.