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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) conducting a probe against rape accused and self-styled godman Ashok Kharat has received much than 50 calls successful the past 5 days providing accusation oregon reporting crimes allegedly committed by him, officials said connected Friday.
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The Maharashtra government-appointed SIT earlier published 2 mobile telephone numbers for citizens to stock accusation regarding Kharat oregon study immoderate offence committed by him, they said.
The constabulary person truthful acold registered 8 FIRs against Nashik-based Kharat aft receiving aggregate complaints involving allegations of intersexual assault, extortion, and circulation of objectionable material.
Kharat, who heads a temple spot astatine Sinnar successful Nashik territory and had respective governmental leaders sojourn him implicit the years, was arrested connected March 18 aft a 35-year-old pistillate accused him of repeated rape implicit a play of 3 years. Following his arrest, aggregate rape complaints were filed against him.
A elder authoritative said that since the motorboat of the 2 dedicated mobile numbers, the probe squad received an mean of 15 to 20 telephone calls daily.
Of the calls received successful the past 5 days, much than 50 were astir complaints against Kharat, helium said, adding that the squad is verifying the complaints.
The SIT has assured that to support the identities of those providing accusation oregon reporting a transgression strictly confidential, helium said. The SIT visited Kharat's bureau successful Nashik connected Friday (March 27), accompanied by the forensic subject team.
A squad of constabulary officials recovered respective documents and files, a diary and papers from the office, the authoritative said.
The Nashik territory medication has, meanwhile, suspended the erstwhile Merchant Navy officer's arms licence, citing that with aggregate cases against him, helium mightiness usage weapons to endanger and intimidate victims.
Nashik collector Ayush Prasad connected Tuesday issued an bid suspending Kharat's arms licence, different authoritative said.
Kharat, a nonmigratory of Mirgaon successful Sinnar, obtained a revolver licence connected October 15, 2012, renewed it connected January 1, 2024, with validity till December 2028, helium said.
After a lawsuit was registered against Kharat astatine the Sarkarwada constabulary station, the constabulary recovered a limb and bullets from him.
The licence was suspended nether conception 17(3) of the Arms Act. Moral turpitude is simply a valid crushed for suspension of the licence, the bid stated.
