A Delhi court, while hearing the bail plea of self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati on Monday, noted that the number of victims present in the molestation case against him increased the gravity of the offence by multifold.

“The gravity of the offence increases multifold because of the number of victims … there are 16 victims. It is possible to induce one, two, possibly even three, but how is it possible to persuade all 16?” Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Deepti Devesh of Patiala House Court said.

Chaitanyananda, who has been accused of molesting 16 female students, is currently in judicial custody.

He had served as the chancellor of Vasant Kunj-based Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management-Research, run by Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam Dakshinamnaya

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