India, Sept. 25 -- A self-styled godman named Chaitanyananda Saraswati alias Dr Parthasarathy has been accused of sexually harassing 17 students of a management college he is a former chairman of in Delhi's Vasant Kunj .

The 62-year-old accused has been on the run for a month now, after he was booked for sexual harassment charges by students of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in August, said police on Wednesday.

The institute is run by Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham. The organisation, which has ashrams and educational institutions across nine states, has distanced itself from the accused.

A lookout circular was issued to prevent him from fleeing abroad and several teams have...