New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of a matter involving Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati (alias Parth Sarthy), Director and Member of the Management Committee of the Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in New Delhi.

He is accused of abusing, harassing, and sexually harassing over 15 female students, including women who were enrolled in the EWS scholarship program.

Pattern of Misconduct and Pressure

Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and started an investigation. In accordance with the BNSS rules, CCTV video was confiscated, NVRs and hard drives were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), and 16 victims' statements were recorded in front of a Judicial Magistrate at Patiala House

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