Police in New Delhi have uncovered a web of deception involving Swami Chaitanyanand Saraswati, the director of the Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management in upscale Vasant Kunj. This self-proclaimed spiritual leader, also known as Partha Sarathy, faces serious charges of sexually harassing female students over nearly two decades. During interrogation, officers discovered he forged visiting cards to boost his fake credentials—one claiming he was a BRICS Commission member and “Special Envoy from India,” and another posing him as a “Permanent Ambassador” to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Chaitanyanand’s arrest came early Sunday at a hotel in Agra, where police tracked him down after he fled the capital. The scandal erupted in early August when 17 women students filed complaints at Delhi’s Defence Colony Police Station, accusing him of targeting vulnerable post-graduate management diploma students, especially those under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) scholarship program.
Investigators say Chaitanyanand exploited his position by summoning female students to his room late at night. He allegedly threatened to fail them or slash their grades if they resisted his advances, leading to sexually explicit WhatsApp messages and forced physical contact. Recovered chats from phones of about 50 women at the institute paint a grim picture of abuse stretching back 16 years.
The plot thickens with evidence of a cover-up. Police have taken statements from three institute wardens, who they accuse of helping Chaitanyanand delete incriminating messages. There’s also suspicion around missing CCTV footage—its digital video recorder (DVR) is now under forensic examination at a lab.
Chaitanyanand’s history of evading justice adds to the outrage. He dodged molestation charges in 2009 and 2016, emboldening him to prey on women for almost 20 years. The latest complaints stemmed from a report by Indian Air Force headquarters, prompting him to bolt on August 4. He was in London at the time but later surfaced in Agra. He even tried for anticipatory bail in the Delhi High Court but quickly withdrew it.
In a bizarre twist, searches of his luxury red Volvo turned up multiple forged number plates adorned with fake United Nations insignias and varying digits. Experts confirmed none came from the UN—they were all his handiwork. Police have seized the car as part of the ongoing sexual harassment investigation.
Authorities continue to question Chaitanyanand, vowing to dig deeper into this disturbing case of student abuse at a Delhi educational institute.
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