The investigation deepens against the alleged godman, Swami Chaitanyanand Saraswati, also known as Parthasarathy, who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment involving 17 students. Today marks the final day of custody (October 1), and the Delhi Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) has conducted searches and site visits to gather crucial evidence.
Swami Chaitanyanand, accused in the sexual harassment case at the Srisim Institute of Indian Management-Research located in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, was arrested on September 28 from a hotel in Agra after 50 days. The court had remanded him to five days in police custody, which concluded today with intensive searches and interrogations.
The police team, accompanied by the accused and his associate Parthasarathy, returned to the institution. The searches yielded a sex toy, five CDs allegedly containing obscene material, and three counterfeit photographs featuring him with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and a British leader.
Source: aajtak
Site Visits in Uttarakhand
To verify the activities during his time as a fugitive, the police visited locations in Bageshwar, Almora, and elsewhere. It was found that he frequently changed hotels within the Vrindavan-Agra-Mathura circuit, moving through over 15 locations.
Digital Evidence and Mobile Forensics
The investigating team retrieved incriminating WhatsApp chats, obscene screenshots, and private photographs of the victims from his three mobile phones, including an iPhone. It is reported that he remains uncooperative, refusing to provide device passwords. According to police sources, he avoided questions during interrogations and smiled in the presence of the victims.
Source: aajtak
Investigation into Collaborators' Role
On September 30, the police detained two female collaborators for questioning. It is suspected that these women, possibly among the three hostel wardens, summoned students to his room at night and tampered with CCTV footage. They are accused of deleting chats and threatening students with failing exams or downgrading their grades.
