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, on Saturday 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.
The followers alleged that Lenin had continued to abuse Nithyananda and the organisation in public and private forums accusing him of sexual misconduct.
Nithyananda was embroiled in a controversy after a purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with a Tamil actress was aired on some local TV channels in March. Cases of rape and other offences were registered against him in Tamil Nadu and transferred to Karnataka.