Female students of a management institute here were allegedly forced to visit its director, self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati’s quarter late at night, subjected to intimidation and even received inappropriate text messages from him at odd hours, an FIR filed against him read.

The FIR was registered after the administration of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management (SRISIIM) lodged a complaint with a police alleging that during a virtual interaction with more than 30 female students, several of them revealed instances of sexual harassment, manipulation, and threats by Chaitanyananda, who was earlier known as Swami (Dr) Parthasarathy.

According to the FIR, officials said the students were threatened with suspension and withholding of degrees if they resisted his advance

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