Updated On: 26 September, 2019 08:59 AM IST | | Agencies
Anoop Trivedi, the student's counsel, said he has moved a bail application, which will be heard later in the day. A local court had on Tuesday admitted an interim bail plea filed by the student and fixed it for hearing on Thursday

The student after her arrest. Pic/PTI
Shahjahanpur: The 23-year-old student who accused BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of rape was arrested on Wednesday on charges of extortion and sent to 14 days judicial custody, police said.
She was arrested around 9.15 am from her home by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police amid massive deployment of forces, sources said. SIT chief Naveen Arora said the student was arrested after "enough" digital and forensic evidence were found and statements of people recorded.