BJP leader and former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand was quizzed by the SIT for around seven hours in connection with rape allegations made by a law student, his counsel said on Friday.

The special investigation team, formed on the orders of the Supreme Court, summoned Chinmayanad to the police lines on Thursday night, his counsel Om Singh said.

Later, he was brought back to his residence, Divya Dham, in Mumukshu Ashram under heavy security, he added.

The SIT also inspected the bedroom of the BJP leader at the ashram, but since it was very late they sealed the room. They are expected to continue their inspection, he said.

The postgraduate student has alleged that she was raped and 'physically exploited' for a year by the BJP leader, whose organisation runs several colleges.

In a letter written to the SIT on Wednesday, the woman had alleged that some vital evidence was removed from her hostel room by Chinmayanand's supporters before it was sealed by the police.

Her father alleged that the supporters removed a pair of spectacles with a camera fitted in it, suggesting that it contained evidence against the BJP leader.

The woman also alleged that they planted some things there to tarnish her image.