Swami Chaitanyanand Saraswati , accused of sexually harassing several women students, had made fake visiting cards of BRICS and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), according to the Delhi Police. On one card, he called himself a “BRICS Commission Member” and “Special Envoy from India.” On another, he falsely described himself as a “Permanent Ambassador” of the UN.

Chaitanyanand was arrested from a hotel in Agra early Sunday morning. Before this, he kept changing hotels, more than 15 times, to escape arrest. Police said he chose hotels near religious places so he could blend in.

False claims of PMO links

Investigators revealed that Chaitanyanand and his aides claimed to have links with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). His associates made calls to different peop

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