(MENAFN- Live Mint) Days after self-styled godman Chaitanyanand Saraswati was arrested for sexually harassing 17 students at a private institute in Delhi, police recovered incriminating data from his mobile phone.

According to police sources quoted by news agency PTI, the chats show Saraswati, 62, allegedly tried to lure women with false promises. Police officers also found multiple photos of the accused with air hostesses and screenshots of display pictures taken from women's social media handles.

On Tuesday, police confronted Saraswati with two of his female aides. Delhi police said the godman had allegedly threatened the women to delete lewd messages sent by him. The two women are also being questioned as part of the probe, police told PTI.

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The former chairman of the Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management Research in Delhi's Vasant Kunj, Saraswati, had multiple FIRs charging him with molestation, cheating, and forgery. The 'godman' had been absconding for nearly a month when he was arrested in Agra on Sunday.

With charges ranging from mass molestation to financial irregularities worth ₹122 crore, the 'godman' reportedly kept changing his appearance and hideouts while on the run, complicating efforts by authorities to track him down.

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Once arrested, Saraswati was taken on Monday to the campus of the private institute to pinpoint the locations where he used to call his victims.

However, police told PTI that the 'godman' had not been cooperating with the probe, and had even attempted to mislead investigators. In addition to "evasive replies," cops further said that the 'godman' had shown no sign of remorse for his actions.

Police also said that Saraswati repeatedly lied during questioning despite being presented with evidence. As per reports, the only time the 'godman' responded, that too reluctantly, was when he was presented with documents and digital proof of the offences allegedly committed by him.

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