Mumbai, 02 Apr (HS): The Nashik District Court has

remanded fraudster Ashok Kharat to police custody till April 8, in another case

filed against him. On Thursday Kharat was presented in the court via video

conferencing mode, in another case of sexual exploitation of women. Kharat’s

police custody in the first case ended on Wednesday and the court had granted

him magisterial custody. However, on Thursday he was remanded to police custody

by the court in another case filed against him.

The SIT preferred presenting Kharat through virtual

mode on security grounds. Government Pleader Adv Shailendra Bagde informed the

court that Kharat misled a woman complainant and sexually exploited her. When

she became pregnant Kharat compelled her to consume some medicines for abortion.

Investigation into the drug was in progress.

Kharat lawyer Sachin Bhate argued that Ashok Khara

is in police custody for the last 15 days and there is no need for fresh police

custody in different cases. Looking at the seriousness of the offences

registered against Ashok Kharat, the court has rejected Bhate’s arguments and

granted police custody till April 8.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar