Overview

• Hours after his Agra arrest, a Delhi court granted five days’ police custody, calling custodial interrogation pivotal to recover evidence and confront witness accounts.
• Investigators took him to Sri Sharda Institute, examined the alleged ground-floor ‘torture room’ and his camera access, and sent the DVR along with three phones and an iPad to the FSL.
• Police say he evaded capture for nearly 40 days by rotating through 13 low-profile hotels and ashram shelters, with aides handling bookings and logistics.
• Accounts totaling about ₹8 crore have been frozen, a ₹50 lakh post-FIR withdrawal has been flagged, and seizures include fake UN/BRICS visiting cards and multiple passports.
• The case involves 17 complainants, WhatsApp chats from around 50 students indicating years of abuse, and police say 32 victim statements have been recorded with 16 corroborating.