India, Oct. 3 -- Three female staff members of a management institute in Delhi's Vasant Kunj were arrested on Thursday, two days after they were questioned along with the 62-year-old former chairman, identified as Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who is accused of molesting over 17 female students.

Police identified the staff members as Shweta Sharma, a former associate dean, Bhawana Kapil, a former executive director, and Kajal Sharma, senior faculty. The three are also siblings. They are accused of aiding Saraswati and harassing college students. They were interrogated jointly with Saraswati on Tuesday.

Amit Goel, deputy commissioner of police (southwest), said, "The three women have been arrested for their role in abetment, threatenin...