Delhi ‘godman’ sent to 5-day police custody; sleazy chats emerge: ‘Beloved baby daughter doll…’

According to the screenshots of the purported WhatsApp messages sent to different women, Chaitanyananda called a woman his “beloved baby doll daughter”.

Sleazy messages that self-styled ‘godman’ Chaitanyananda Saraswati allegedly sent to girls at a management institute in Delhi have emerged amid a probe into sexual assault.

Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who allegedly sexually harassed 17 women students at a private institute(PTI)

A Delhi court on Sunday remanded him to five days' police custody for questioning.

According to screenshots of the purported WhatsApp messages sent to different women — shared by sources familiar with the probe — Chaitanyananda called a woman his “beloved baby doll daughter”.

“Good evening, my most beloved baby daughter doll,” the purported message read.

In another chat, the accused godman also asked a woman if she would sleep with him. In the chat, the woman says that she is going to sleep, to which the godman replies, "Will you not sleep with me?”

Another screenshot shows a woman asking the accused what he was doing, to which the godman replies, "disco dance.”The self-styled spiritual leader is also seen asking a girl about a potential sex partner for a “Dubai sheikh.” Investigators believe the messages may be relevant to understanding Chaitanyananda's conduct towards the complainants.The leak comes just hours after Chaitanyananda and his women aides were brought to his institution by the police for on-site investigation.

One of them served as the Dean of the institute, and the other two were wardens, police said.

The discovery of his phone also revealed a disturbing pattern of predatory behaviour. It had secretly taken photos of students and staff, as well as several photos with female flight stewards and screenshots of display pictures of women, the officer said.