The bail listening to of Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of molesting 17 college students at a non-public institute in Vasant Kunj, hit a pause on Thursday after the presiding decide recused himself from the case.
Additional Sessions Judge Atul Ahlawat of the Patiala House Court withdrew from listening to the bail plea of the 62-year-old former director of the Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management-Research. The cause for the decide’s recusal was not instantly recognized.
Following the event, the matter was referred to the district decide of Patiala House Courts for reassignment. According to courtroom sources, the bail utility is now more likely to be heard on Friday.
Mr. Saraswati was arrested by the Delhi police final month and stays in judicial custody. A magisterial courtroom on Wednesday handed an interim order permitting him entry to meals with out onion and garlic, alongside along with his spectacles and medicines.
According to police complaints, Mr. Saraswati allegedly compelled feminine college students to go to his quarters late at evening and despatched them inappropriate messages at odd hours. He can be accused of monitoring the victims’ actions via his telephone.
A police investigation revealed that the accused operated a number of financial institution accounts underneath totally different names and withdrew over ₹50 lakh after the FIR was filed. The police stated he had submitted paperwork with various particulars to open these accounts. Fake visiting playing cards claiming hyperlinks to the United Nations and BRICS had been additionally recovered from him.
Published – October 10, 2025 01:30 am IST
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