‘Women forced to share photos in yoga poses in different clothes’: Air Force officer exposes harassment by Delhi institute head

She added that they have received complaints from women students detailing the abuse, alleging arbitrary decisions and vindictive behaviour by Chaitanyananda, including sending WhatsApp messages to girl students at odd hours.

The email mentioned that during the 2023-25 admission cycle, Chaitanyananda – the chancellor and chairman of the institute – approached the Chief of the Air Staff through a letter, offering 100% waiver of fees for girl wards belonging to families of IAF’s Airmen and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) personnel. Consequently, 11 girl wards of both serving and retired personnel were admitted to the institute, the email stated.

The Group Captain claimed that when students refused to accompany Chaitanyananda on a personal trip abroad, their marks were deducted. She added that the internship period of such students was increased and they were mandated to complete the internship in a foreign country, even after they conveyed financial constraints.

“Arbitrarily introducing three months of internship as… condition for appearing in final exams… On taking up the matter with institute’s officials/administration through email, rather than providing a just resolution, the students were threatened (that their) their email ID (would be blocked). Sending WhatsApp messages by (Chaitanyananda) to the personal numbers of girl students, that too even during odd hours… Further, if the students don’t reply to the messages, coercive actions are taken by the institute’s administration to force the students to reply to Swami Ji’s messages,” she wrote in the email.

She further mentioned the institute refused to allow parents to meet administration officials for discussion on various issues.

“IAF’s motto is ‘People First Mission Always’. It may be pertinent to mention that intangibles like morale of the troops plays an important role in the operational preparedness of the IAF. I am writing this with great concern regarding seriousness of the allegations and I feel that these allegations warrant a fact check along with detailed investigation,” she wrote to the institute.