Mumbai, 01 Apr (HS): Fraud ‘Godman’ Nashik’s Ashok

Kharat, who has been facing charges of sexual exploitation of women, cheating

and amassing property worth crores of rupees, has been remanded Magisterial Custody

for 14 days. His police custody ends on April 1. A Special Investigation Team

(SIT) is investigating into the charges against Kharat.

Kharat was presented before the Nashik District

Court on Wednesday. Government Plader Shailendra Bagde said that several cases

have been registered against Kharat, of which in one case he was remaonded to

the Magisterial Custody. On Thursday he will be presented in the court in

another case with a demand for police custody.

Kharat was arrested on March 18, following a

complaint received by Sarkar Wada Police Station in Nashik on March 17.

Meanwhile, his Ashok Kharat’s son Harshavardhan was

taken in custody on Tuesday by the police for interrogation. His wife Kalpana

Kharati has been reported absconding. She is also wanted for investigation in

charged filed against Ashok Kharat.

Rupali Chakankar, who had to resign as Maharashtra

Women’s Commission Chief, was interrogated for her alleged association with

Kharat.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar