Police had sought judicial custody for Chaitanyananda, who is accused of molesting 17 women students at a private management institute. His counsel moved an application seeking the supply of the seizure memo and the case diaries, which was allowed by the court.
The court also sought a response from the police on other applications related to Chaitanyananda, including requests for him to wear monk robes, and to be provided with medicines and “sanyasi” food. The 62-year-old was apprehended from Agra on September 28.
Earlier, police froze Rs 8 crore linked to Saraswati, which were parked in 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 inappropriate text messages to them at odd hours. He allegedly kept track of the students’ movements through a CCTV monitoring app installed on his phone.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused allegedly used different names and particulars to operate multiple bank accounts and withdrew over Rs 50 lakh after the FIR was registered against him. He reportedly submitted documents with varying particulars at the time of account opening.
Police also found fake visiting cards from him, showing associations with the United Nations and BRICS, which were false.
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