Bail granted to former inmate of Nithyananda ashram

A local court today granted regular bail to former inmate of Nithyananda Ashram, Arathi Rao in connection with a complaint alleging she had morphed a sleaze CD purportedly showing actress Ranjitha and Nithyananda in a compromising position and had blackmailed the artiste.

Ramanagara District and Sessions court Judge M Rudramani granted bail on a complaint filed by Ranjitha and some other followers of Nithyananda that Arathi Rao with the morphed CD, had blackmailed her and extorted over Rs25 lakh from her.

A case of criminal intimidation, blackmail and extortion had been registered against Arathi Rao in this regard.

Arathi, who had been earlier granted anticipatory bail in the case, filed an application for regular bail in the court where she was present along with the advocate.

She is the second accused in the case in which Lenin, Nityananda's former driver is the prime accused.

Arathi was granted anticipatory bail by a Chennai court in the case two months ago.