Chinmayanand case: Bail petitions of both accused and victim rejected  

The district court in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur on Monday rejected the bail application of former Union Minister Chinmayanand and also the law student who has accused him of raping her.

They will now have to seek relief from the Allahabad High Court.

Chinmayanand has not been charged with rape. He has, instead, been charged under a sub-section of the rape law for "misusing authority for sexual intercourse".

The law student, on the other hand, was arrested last week on extortion charges and is in jail.

The decision of the court came as the Congress tried to hold a rally in solidarity with the law student but was stopped by the State police.

Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has alleged that the entire Yogi government has been 'protecting' the 73-year-old accused former Minister.