LUCKNOW, Sept. 28 -- Swami Chaitanyanand Saraswati, 62, former chairman of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management Research in Delhi's Vasant Kunj, was arrested from a hotel in Agra in the early hours of Sunday, confirmed Agra commissioner of police (CP), Deepak Kumar. He had been on the run since August 5, when a FIR was lodged against him on charges of molestation, cheating, and forgery.

Agra CP said the operation was led by Delhi Police, with local police assisting in tracing the accused. Chaitanyanand was taken into custody from a hotel under Tajganj police station around 3 am and later moved to Delhi for further proceedings.

According to a Delhi police official, Chaitanyanand faces allegations of sexually harassing 17 female stu...