Swami Chaitanyananda’s molestation scandal

Delhi Baba Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati faces molestation charges from 17 female postgraduate students at Delhi’s Sri Sharada Institute.

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00:00This Delhi Baba, who goes by the name of Swami Chaitanya Nanda Saraswati, allegedly

00:04molested 17 female students at Delhi's Jagat Guru Ashram.

00:07The women alleged he sent obscene WhatsApp messages, used abusive language, made unwanted

00:12physical contact and harassed them.

00:14The victims were postgrad diploma in management students under economically weaker section

00:19scholarships at Sri Shardha University where Swami is the director.

00:22The Odisha born Baba had lived in the ashram for 12 years, running it as both caretaker

00:26and head.

00:27He allegedly drove a luxury Volvo with a fake UN-style plate 39UN1, now seized along

00:33with CCTV footage and other devices after multiple raids.

00:36This isn't his first scandal.

00:38He was booked for fraud and molestation in 2009 and faced another molestation case in 2016.

00:43Now the ashram has expelled him while its parent body in Sringeri has cut ties.

00:48The Baba is currently on the run and was last traced near Agra.