Swami absconding, 17 girl students allege sexual harassment

• 17 female students have accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parth Sarathi, of sexual harassment; the Swami is absconding
• The Sri Sarada Institute and Sringeri Math administrations have removed the accused, Chaitanyananda Saraswati, from all positions.
• A Volvo car belonging to the accused Swami, parked in the institute’s basement, bearing a fake diplomatic number plate (39 UN 1), has been seized.
• A new case was filed in the car case on August 25, 2025.

New Delhi: Seventeen female students have accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parth Sarathi, the former head of the Sri Sarada Institute of Indian Management in Vasant Kunj, of sexual harassment. They have accused him of using obscene language, sending obscene messages, and forcibly touching them. Cases of sexual harassment and fraud involving several female students have been registered against Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parth Sarathi, at the Vasant Kunj North police station in Southwest Delhi. The Swami is currently absconding. According to police sources, his last location found nearby agra.  The police have so far recorded the statements of 16 victims in this case before a judicial magistrate.

The victim students have alleged that he made unwanted physical contact with them. Police have recorded the statements of 32 students. A sexual harassment case involving a prestigious educational institution in the capital, Delhi, has created a sensation. The case involves the Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management, located in Vasant Kunj. Seventeen students have leveled serious allegations of indecent behavior and sexual harassment against the institute’s spiritual guru, Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Partha Sarathi. The guru has since absconded. Based on a complaint from the institute’s administrator, PA Murali, the Delhi Police have registered a case under sections 75(2), 79, and 351(2) of the IPC. The complaint states that the accused targeted students under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota. These students were pursuing a PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) course. The police recorded statements from 32 girls. Of these, 17 have directly accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also known as Dr. Swami Parthasarathi, of sexual harassment. The students say the accused frequently used abusive language, sent them obscene WhatsApp messages, and even made unwanted physical contact with them. Shockingly, the victims also accused some of the institute’s female faculty and administrative staff of pressuring them to comply with Swami Chaitanyananda’s demands. The students say these individuals pressured them to agree with Swami Chaitanyananda. This could be interpreted as implying that they were complicit in the act. This is now a matter of investigation.

After receiving the complaint, Delhi Police registered a case under sections 75(2), 79, and 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The police seized CCTV footage from the campus and sent it for forensic examination. They also conducted raids at the scene and possible hideouts of the accused. Although the accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati was not apprehended by the police, a Volvo car belonging to him, parked in the institute’s basement, bearing a fake diplomatic number plate (39 UN 1), was seized. A new case was registered in this matter on August 25, 2025. After the matter escalated, the Sri Sharada Institute and the Sringeri Matha administration removed the accused Chaitanyananda Saraswati from all positions. The Sharada Peetham issued a statement calling the accused’s activities “illegal, inappropriate, and contrary to the institute’s interests” and severed all ties with him. The accused has not yet been arrested. Police say that several teams have been deployed to search for the absconding accused. The investigation of all seized electronic evidence is ongoing.