India, Sept. 29 -- The custodial interrogation of Swami Chaitanyananda, the 62-year-old former chairman of a private management institute in New Delhi, is "pivotal" for the progress of the investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation and harassment against him, a Delhi court said while sending him in five-day police custody on Sunday.

".the material brought on record, including statements of multiple witnesses, the nature of offences, and the detailed justification provided by the IO [investigating officer] clearly indicate the presence of the accused in police custody is pivotal for progress of the investigation and for recovery of relevant evidence," said judicial magistrate first class Ravi in his four-page order made availab...