Nithyananda followers file complaint against Lenin

Bangalore, August 29: Followers of self-styled godman Nithyananda Swami have filed a complaint in a local court against a former devotee, who shot the alleged footage showing him in a compromising position with an actress, seeking immediate action against him.

Failing to get their FIR registered, a follower along with a lawyer and a supporter proceeded to Magistrate Court in Ramanagara, yesterday and filed a private complaint against Lenin, the followers said in a press release here.

The court has taken cognizance of the complaint and called for a sworn-in statement to be made by September four, the release said.

The followers alleged that they had tried to file an FIR against Lenin Karuppan but police refused to register it. A similar attempt to approach the office of the Superintendent of Police also met with the same result, the release said.

–Agencies