New Delhi: Delhi’s Patiala House Court has sent Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who was arrested on charges of lewd behaviour with female students of a private college, to 14-day judicial custody. Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar ordered to be sent to judicial custody. Chaitanyananda Saraswati’s police custody was ending on Friday after which he was produced in court.
In fact, the Delhi Police sought custody of Chaitanyananda Saraswati, after which the court ordered the police to be sent to police custody for 14 days. The court had sent him to police custody till September 28. Chaitanyananda Saraswati was arrested from Agra.
Chaitanyananda Saraswati is accused of doing obscene acts with students from economically weaker sections. Saraswati had access to the college’s CCTV cameras so that she could keep an eye on the students. CCTV cameras were deliberately installed near the washroom in the name of security. Saraswati is accused of financial fraud in addition to lewd behavior with the students.
Chaitanyananda Saraswati is also alleged to have rented the properties of the institution concerned to private companies. He used to buy expensive cars from the institute’s properties. The police had seized a BMW car from his possession. He used to take girls in expensive cars and do obscene acts with them.
The Patiala House Court had on September 26 rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Chaitanyananda Saraswati in the case of an FIR registered in the case of transfer of property to the trust. The court said the investigation is at an early stage and the police need to interrogate the accused in custody to uncover the forgery and conspiracy. The court took note of the investigating officer’s point that Saraswati was not available on her own and her mobile phone was also switched off.
In the financial fraud case, Chaitanyananda Saraswati is alleged to have created a fake trust called Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management Research Foundation after gaining power of attorney. In this trust, the accused transferred the property of Sri Sharda Institute of Management Research to the trust. Swamy is alleged to have withdrawn about Rs 50-55 lakh from the Yes Bank account in the name of the trust after an FIR was registered at Vasant Kunj police station. Also, they make two passports in different names through fake documents and eat in some banks under different names.
