Varanasi, Feb. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday arrived at the residence of Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to arrest him in an alleged sexual assault case.

Speaking to the media, Swami said that he will not oppose the police in any way and will cooperate with them.

The Shankaracharya said that he expresses belief in three courts, which are the public, his heart and god, asserting that he has been given clean chits from each of them.

"We will not oppose the police in any way; we will cooperate with them. Whatever the police do, the public is watching everything. Look, for us there are three courts. One is the lower court, one is the middle court, and one is the Supreme Court. The lower court is the public -- t...