India, Sept. 29 -- A Delhi court on Sunday remanded self-proclaimed godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati to five days in police custody.

Saraswati has been accused of sexually harassing more than 17 women students while heading the Shri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in Vasant Kunj.

The remand was granted by judicial magistrate Ravi of Patiala House Court, where Swami was produced in the afternoon, following his arrest.

The prosecution moved an application seeking a five-day custody of Saraswati in connection with the molestation case lodged against him in August. There are two other cases, both pertaining to criminal conspiracy and forgery, against the accused.

Police, in an application, stated that since grave allegations o...