Delhi baba Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of molesting 17 women at Vasant Kunj ashram, arrested from Agra hotel

New Delhi: Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 women students at a private institute in Delhi, was arrested from Agra early on Sunday, Delhi Police said.

As per a PTI report, the police traced the 62-year-old Saraswati to Agra following a tip-off. He was apprehended from a hotel late at night, and the Delhi Police team has returned to the city to produce him in court later today.

Earlier, police froze Rs 8 crore linked to Saraswati, which was held across multiple bank accounts and fixed deposits.


According to the FIR, Saraswati, a former chairman of the management institute in southwest Delhi, allegedly forced female students to visit his quarters late at night and sent them inappropriate text messages at odd hours. He is also accused of keeping track of the students’ movements through his phone.

Saraswati faces charges of molesting female students pursuing PGDM courses under the EWS scholarship and forgery. Delhi Police are continuing their investigation into the case.

Inputs from PTI