Three women aides of Delhi Baba, who has been accused of sexually harassing at least 17 students at a private institute in Delhi, have been arrested. The women were working in different positions at Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in Vasant Kunj, where the self-styled godman, Chaitanyananda Saraswati, served as chairman.
Chaitanyananda Saraswati, whose original name is Parthasarathy, was accused of sexual harassment in August. The complaint also named these three women for allegedly convincing women to give in to his demands and delete evidence against him. He was arrested early Sunday from a hotel in Agra and was remanded to five-day police custody on Sunday.
The women, Shweta Sharma (Associate Dean), Bhavna Kapil (Executive Director) and Kajal (Senior Faculty) have been arrested for their role in abetment, intimidation and destruction of evidence in the case.
During interrogation, they admitted that they worked on the instructions of the baba and put pressure on the students on the pretext of discipline and other things, the police said.
Baba Has No Regrets: Cops
The police said that the 62-year-old showed no remorse about his actions.
After Chaitanyananda's arrest, three mobile phones and an iPad were recovered from him, including a phone that gave him access to CCTV footage of the campus and hostels.
Evidence recovered from his phone showed him making indecent comments on some women students' yoga photos.
Authorities have also frozen about Rs 8 crore in multiple bank accounts and fixed deposits linked to him.
Chaitanyananda had been abroad since July, returning to India on August 6. After a case was filed against him, a Lookout Circular (LOC) was issued to prevent him from leaving the country. He allegedly shuttled between Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra, using taxis and staying in budget hotels to avoid arrest.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), he forced students to visit his quarters late at night, sent inappropriate messages at odd hours and monitored their movements via CCTV feeds.
He and his aides allegedly claimed links to the Prime Minister's office to secure cooperation while evading authorities.
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