A video showing Nithyananada hugging and kissing a woman while watching television was broadcast on the television channel on 2 March 2010. The ashram's website called the video defamatory, terming it "a mix of conspiracy, graphics and rumour". Swami Nithyananda was arrested and later released after spending fifty two days in jail. In October 2010, Lenin Karuppan, the releaser of the video and former driver of Nithyananda, was charged by police under several sections of the with accusations of defaming Nithyananda by distributing the video Four American forensic labs supported the claim that the video was doctore, while one Indian forensic lab deemed the video to be genuine. Nithyananda's ashram filed a complaint against , claiming they were the agents behind the morphed video. In Dec 2012, Sun TV's former COO Mr. Saxena issued a statement to the press stating that the Nithyananda scandal was a blackmail attempt by Sun TV editor Mr. Raja. He further accused Mr. Raja of engaging in blackmail of factories with fabricated stories of environmental damages caused by them leading to public health problems. In March 2013, Mr. Raja was arrested for workplace sexual harassment and later released on bail.
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