Former BJP Leader Swami Chinmayanand Acquitted In Rape Case: Lawyer

A special court for lawmakers on Friday acquitted former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of keeping a law student in his captivity at Shahjahanpur allegedly to rape her. The prosecution could not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, said special judge PK Rai, acquitting him of the charges. The victim student too had turned hostile during the course of the trial in the case against Chinmayanand, the court noted.