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A time aft helium was remanded successful magisterial custody successful a rape and achromatic magic case, self-styled ‘godman’ Ashok Kharat was sent to constabulary custody till April 8, 2026, successful different rape lawsuit by a tribunal successful Nashik.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the lawsuit submitted that helium had not been cooperating successful the investigation.
Mr. Kharat was produced successful the tribunal via video conferencing connected Thursday (April 2, 2026) and his lawyer said that objectionable videos were selectively being leaked connected societal media “intentionally”.
But the investigating serviceman told the tribunal that the accused had raped a pistillate and impregnated her. “He gave her medicines for abortion. He is the mastermind. He has not been co-operating with the police,” the serviceman said.
The prosecution argued that the unfortunate was sexually exploited respective times betwixt February 2020 and March 2026. “She was threatened astir the well-being of her children from clip to time. When she became pregnant, helium gave her termination pills. He forced the relatives of the unfortunate similar her member and parent to springiness their Aadhaar paper and PAN card. He gave the unfortunate sedatives. He is simply a intersexual pervert who was utilized to drafting carnal pleasure. He utilized the aforesaid modus operandi connected each his victims,” the prosecution argued.
It sought Mr. Kharat’s custody for 7 days truthful that the SIT tin find retired which medicines were fixed to the unfortunate and wherefore the accused took distant documents from her family.
Throughout the hearing, Mr. Kharat stood successful beforehand of the camera with clasped hands and refused to comment.
The defence lawyer sought details of the FIR and sought to cognize astir the clip framework of the said offence.
“Let maine not speech astir morality. Let maine speech astir the ineligible aspects. The allegation is that the pistillate went to him for years continuously. If she remained large and was made to bash an abortion, what is that clip frame? The constabulary person had to invoke the Black Magic Act. Without it, the contented of consent becomes immaterial. The lone recourse for the prosecution is the Black Magic Act, without which rape cannot beryllium proven,” the defence argued.
The lawyer said that constabulary custody was not justified arsenic astir of the probe had been carried retired successful the erstwhile offence. After proceeding some the sides and aft asking Mr. Kharat for his statement, the tribunal remanded him successful constabulary custody.
