Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, earlier known as Swami Parthasarathy, hails from Odisha and lived at Delhi's Vasant Kunj ashram for 12 years, serving as its caretaker and director of the Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management. He has been accused in Delhi Ashram Scandal. Despite past molestation cases in 2009 and 2016, he continued until fresh allegations by 17 women surfaced.