India, Nov. 8 -- NEW DELHI

Self-styled monk Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who is accused of molesting at least 17 girl students during his tenure as the director of a Delhi institute, on Friday withdrew his bail plea and stated that he would wait for the Delhi Police to file a charge sheet to examine the allegations against him.

Swami, 62, is named as an accused in five criminal cases--two registered in 2009 and 2016, and three this year--for offences including mass molestation, cheating, and using forged diplomatic number plates on luxury cars.

The bail application was withdrawn before the court of additional sessions judge Deepti Devesh of Patiala House Courts, after the court expressed disinclination to grant bail to Swami during ...