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Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Amit Goel on Sunday said that police will seek the remand of Chaitanyananda Saraswati in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case.
Police also recovered three phones, an iPad, and fake visiting cards from Chaitanyananda Saraswati, which showed him as a government official linked to BRICS and the UN. Speaking to reporters, Amit Goel said, "We had formed a team and for the last three days we were carrying out searches in various states- Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, and even West Bengal to look for Partha Sarty alias Chaityanand Saraswati. We received success last night when we were able to nab him in Agra. He was identified, apprehended, and brought to Delhi. Further investigation will follow." "We have recovered three phones and one iPad, which will be investigated. Fake visiting cards have also been recovered which showed him as an official of the Government of India representing BRICS and the UN. He was changing his location everyday to evade arrest. Living mainly in Mathura, Vrindavan, and Agra. He has been arrested in the molestation case and we will seek his police remand today," Goel said Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also known as Partha Sarathy, is accused of sexually harassing female students at Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management. The institute, affiliated with Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri, offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) scholarship. He was apprehended from a hotel in Agra on Saturday night in connection with the alleged sexual harassment. He will be produced in court on Sunday. According to police, on August 4, a complaint was received at Vasant Kunj North Police Station from an administrator of the institution against Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alleging sexual harassment of female students pursuing PGDM courses under the EWS scholarship scheme at the institution. (ANI)
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