Bangalore, Dec 1 : 'Me Shiva, You Parvati', this is what Swami Nithyananda told a devotee before convincing her to have sex with him, claiming that they were performing a divine act, and that there was nothing amoral about it, MidDay reports.
A new chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has revealed more details about the controversial Swami Nithyananda.
According to the chargesheet, the swami allegedly forced a female devotee to have sex with him, claiming that he was Dakshinamurthy (Shiva), and she (the victim) was Parvati, and they were performing a divine act.
Investigators found that Nithyananda used to take one of his devotees to his Bidadi ashram to have sex with her. When the witness (identity concealed) objected to his advances stating that she was married, Nithyananda convinced her that he is a god and there was nothing wrong in the act. He also told her that she would attain moksha (divinity) if she cooperates with him.
The chargesheet also mentiones Nithyananda 's colourful life during his visit to Las Vegas in 2006. Witnesses confirmed that the swami visited strip clubs clad in jeans to conceal his identity.
He reportedly enjoyed lap dances and even forced his female followers to do the same when he returned to his room after the party. The chargesheet mentions that he not only forced the followers to dance but also forced them to have sex with him.
The chargesheet was submitted to the Ramnagar magistrate court and the trial is expected to start soon.
DIG Charan Reddy said that CID officials have booked Nityananda alias Rajashekharan under charges of rape, unnatural sexual offence, cheating, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy.
In April, officials recovered a CD with visuals of the swami using wildlife products. These included a tiger pelt, skin of a leopard, spotted deer and a wild dog.
The chargesheet also mentions Nithyananda's colourful life during his visit to Las Vegas. He allegedly visited strip clubs clad in jeans to conceal his identity.
CID investigators had revealed that Nithyananda would routinely smuggle 24 carat gold from the US.
According to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nithyananda used to visit the US quite often.during his visits, he used to carry objects that looked like gold.
Soon after reaching there, he used to get models of the objects made out of pure 24 carat gold and bring them back to India.
"He usually got items made in the form of rosaries and sandals that he used to wear while returning to India," reads a DRI letter that was sent to the Bangalore airport authorities.
