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A self-styled godman from Maharashtra’s Palghar territory has been booked for allegedly raping a 35-year-old pistillate aft claiming to beryllium an incarnation of Lord Shiva, an authoritative said connected Friday (March 27, 2026).
The pistillate gathered the courageousness to record a ailment against the 40-year-old accused aft the caller apprehension of erstwhile Merchant Navy serviceman and self-styled godman Ashok Kharat successful Nashik, helium said.
Police said the woman, a Pune resident, archetypal came into interaction with the accused done Facebook successful 2023.
“In December of that year, the accused visited Pune to conscionable the woman. He allegedly deceived her by claiming helium was an incarnation of Mahadev [Lord Shiva] and that she was his ‘Parvati’,” said the official, citing the FIR.
The complainant alleged that the antheral took her to a lodge successful the Manjari country of Pune, wherever helium administered a numbing substance earlier raping her. During the assault, the accused allegedly took photographs of the pistillate without her knowledge.
The pistillate told the constabulary that the accused, who runs a societal organisation successful Palghar district, utilized the photographs to blackmail her. In May past year, helium allegedly called her to a edifice successful Vasai and attempted to sexually battle her again.
Senior inspector Hiralal Jadhav of the Manikpur constabulary presumption said the pistillate decided to travel guardant aft the “Captain” Kharat lawsuit from Nashik gave her the courageousness to stock her ordeal.
As the superior offence allegedly took spot successful Pune, the Manikpur constabulary registered a 'Zero FIR' connected Wednesday earlier transferring the probe to the Hadapsar constabulary presumption successful Pune for further investigation, helium said.
A Zero FIR is simply a archetypal accusation study that tin beryllium filed astatine immoderate constabulary presumption successful India, careless of wherever the transgression occurred oregon which presumption has jurisdiction.
The complainant has besides alleged that the accused has lured and sexually exploited respective different women utilizing a akin modus operandi. Efforts are being made to apprehend the accused, the authoritative added.
