Former Minister Chinmayanand acquitted in rape case

Lucknow: In a major relief to former BJP MP Chinmayanand, a special court in Lucknow has acquitted the former minister of rape charges levelled against him by a law student in Shahjahanpur district.

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The court has also taken into consideration the extortion charges filed by the former BJP MP Chinmayanand against the law student.

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While delivering the judgment for the rape case, the special MP-MLA court judge PK Rai said that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond and the victim too turned hostile during the trial,according to a report in Times Of India.