NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday fixed October 8 for delivering a final decision on a plea filed by arrested 'Swami' Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of molesting 17 women students, seeking medicines, Sanatani food and monk dress in jail.
Judicial Magistrate Pallavi Tyagi took on record the Delhi Police's response to the accused’s applications and put off the hearing till October 8.
On that day, the court is expected to deliver a final order on the accused’s plea seeking special facilities during judicial custody.
On Friday, the court sent the accused, also known as Partha Sarathy, to 14-day judicial custody.
While sending him to Tihar Jail, the court directed the authorities to provisionally provide him medicines and Sanatani food till the time a final decision is taken on his petition seeking special privileges in prison.
The list of special facilities sought by the self-styled monk also includes availability of books and reading glasses.
'Swami' Chaitanyananda Saraswati, director of Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management in Delhi's upscale Vasant Kunj area, is facing a criminal case for allegedly targeting female students enrolled in post-graduate management diploma courses under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) scholarship category.
The officials reported that the 'Swami' fled on August 4, shortly after the institute received a complaint from the Indian Air Force (IAF) headquarters accusing him of molesting female students.