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Police Recreate Crime Scene at Delhi Institute After Arrest of Chaitanyananda

A Delhi court deemed his five-day custodial questioning pivotal to secure digital evidence.

Overview

  • Investigators took him to Sri Sharda Institute in Vasant Kunj to examine the so‑called 'torture room' and map CCTV camera locations, with DVRs and other media sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory.
  • He is accused of molesting at least 17 students, with statements from 32 women recorded and 16 corroborating key allegations, according to police submissions to the court.
  • Police seized three phones, an iPad and fake visiting cards claiming UN and BRICS roles; he told officers he had forgotten device passwords as forensic analysis proceeds.
  • An aide identified as Hari Singh Kopkoti was arrested in Uttarakhand for allegedly threatening a victim’s father, with his phone seized under BNS provisions.
  • Authorities say he evaded capture for weeks by rotating through 13–15 budget hotels and ashrams, while parallel probes examine frozen funds of about ₹8 crore, alleged forgeries and multiple identities.