A major sexual harassment scandal has erupted at the Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj after several female students accused self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati of harassment, intimidation, and abuse of authority.
According to the FIR filed by the institute’s management, students were allegedly coerced to visit Saraswati’s quarters late at night, threatened with suspension, and warned their degrees would be withheld if they resisted his advances.
One 21-year-old scholarship student recounted that Saraswati sent her inappropriate messages such as, “Baby, I love you… you look beautiful today.” She alleged that when she ignored his messages, he would force her to respond and even recorded videos of her without consent.
The student further claim