The Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering chargesheet against self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, his wife and four others, alleging he cheated devotees by claiming divine powers and laundered illegal proceeds through cooperative credit societies and benami accounts across Maharashtra
A special Mumbai court remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to Enforcement Directorate custody until May 26 over an alleged ₹70 crore money laundering case. Kharat already faces multiple FIRs for extortion, fraud, and the sexual exploitation of women
A special PMLA court in Mumbai allowed the Enforcement Directorate to arrest self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in a Rs 70 crore money laundering case linked to extortion, alleged sexual exploitation, benami accounts, and fraudulent sale of “blessed” items
A Nashik court remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to police custody till May 4 in a Rs 5 crore cheating case involving a Pune businessman, as investigators probe multiple allegations including financial fraud and sexual exploitation
A Nashik court remanded self-styled astrologer Ashok Kharat in judicial custody till May 12 in the seventh sexual exploitation case against him. The SIT is investigating multiple allegations of sexual abuse and financial fraud linked to the accused across Nashik and Ahilyanagar districts
Rohit Pawar alleged a prima facie link between Nashik godman Ashok Kharat and the fatal plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar, urging CID interrogation while submitting evidence amid ongoing multi-agency investigations
Ashok Kharat has been remanded to police custody in a seventh sexual exploitation case in Nashik. Accused of rape, fraud, and black magic claims, he faces multiple cases being probed by a Special Investigation Team
A Nashik court sent self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to judicial custody till May 9 in a sixth sexual exploitation case. Facing multiple charges of abuse and fraud, he is under investigation by an SIT probing over a dozen cases
Nashik police registered another cheating case against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, accused of defrauding his Chartered Accountant of ₹8.76 crore. He already faces multiple cases of sexual exploitation and fraud across Maharashtra and remains in police custody
A 28-year-old woman in Nashik has filed a complaint against self-styled godman Maheshgiri alias Mahesh Dilip Kakde, alleging sexual exploitation and threats. The woman, who was taken to Kakde’s mutt by her parents for personal issues, was told she was under the influence of black magic.
A close aide of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat and his wife were killed after their car hit a stationary truck on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra. Their son was injured. Police have registered a case and launched a crash analysis
The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh raids in Nashik against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in a money laundering probe, seizing documents and digital evidence linked to alleged benami properties, financial fraud and exploitation allegations.
