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While the Delhi constabulary hunt for Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, manager of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management-Research and accused of sexually harassing 17 students, respective erstwhile students recalled surviving stressfully and facing harassment.
Radhika (name changed), 29, said she chose the institute due to the fact that it was budget-friendly, but felt uncomfortable from the 2nd time of joining. “For an MBA, the interest was little than ₹6 lakh, truthful it seemed a bully option,” she said. “He [Mr. Chaitanyananda] would stare, smirk, and interaction maine nether the garb of blessing me. When I narrated my acquisition with my seniors, they told maine astir the different students who had faced worse,” she said.
Ms. Radhika said she completed her MBA nether terrible stress.
Aditi (name changed), 27, said respective women successful her batch struggled. “He singled retired a fewer of us, assigned a abstracted room, confiscated our phones, and forbade america from contacting our families,” she said.
Pallavi (name changed), 32, said authorities were repeatedly informed of the accused’s misconduct, but successful vain. “He bought maine an costly telephone and forced maine to judge it, insisting I substance lone him. When I refused, helium threatened maine with suspension oregon termination,” she said.
A fewer erstwhile antheral students besides said that they were mistreated by Mr. Chaitanyananda. Ajay (name changed), 33, a erstwhile student, said, “I was asked to permission the hostel due to the fact that helium was successful a atrocious mood, and we ordered barroom to observe my classmate’s birthday,” said Mr. Ajay.
He said helium lived successful a rented spot passim the course, contempt paying hostel fees.
Police are utilizing quality and method quality to find Mr. Chaitanyananda, who faces charges nether aggregate sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for fraud, forgery, cheating, and intersexual assault.
