Overview

• Patiala House Court rejected Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati’s anticipatory bail, calling the allegations grave and the probe nascent.
• Police said nearly ₹8 crore was frozen across 18 bank accounts and 28 fixed deposits linked to him and a trust, after withdrawals of about ₹50–55 lakh post-FIR.
• Investigators alleged forged documents, two passports and multiple bank accounts under different identities, as well as a sham trust used to divert institute property.
• He remains absconding, with a lookout circular issued and appearance sketches circulated, and officers said he was abroad when the first case was filed.
• Five FIRs now cover mass sexual harassment complaints from at least 17 students alongside cheating, forgery and the seizure of cars bearing forged “UN” number plates.