NEW DELHI: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also known as Parth Sarthy, was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody by a Delhi court following the end of his five-day police custody. The 62-year-old was presented before Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar at Patiala House Court.
Saraswati was arrested by Delhi police in Agra on September 28 and faces serious allegations of molesting 17 female students enrolled in Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) courses under the EWS scholarship at a private institution in Delhi. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused allegedly compelled students to visit his residence late at night, sent inappropriate messages during odd hours, and monitored their activities through his phone.
Further investigations uncovered that he operated multiple bank accounts under false names, withdrawing more than ₹50 lakh after the FIR was registered. Delhi police previously froze around ₹8 crore linked to him across various bank accounts and fixed deposits. Additionally, counterfeit visiting cards asserting affiliations with the United Nations and BRICS were also discovered as part of the ongoing investigation.
