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Nashik, Apr 8 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Wednesday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in judicial custody till April 21 in a second rape case in which he allegedly sexually exploited a woman on multiple occasions since 2020 under the guise of religious rituals. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the cases against him, produced Kharat in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani as his police custody in the second case ended on We ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Self-styled godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat allegedly sexually exploited women by claiming that he possessed "divine power" and would use it to cause the death of their family members or defame them if they speak against them, the special investigation team (SIT) probing cases against him said. Tejasvi Satpute, who heads the SIT constituted by the Maharashtra government, said that 12 FIRs have been registered against Kharat. While eight cases are related to sexual assault, four are l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Backing the restriction on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the issue falls squarely within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and lies beyond the scope of judicial review. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant that if there is something unscientific, the remedy is with ...Read More >
The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying the accused over a period of two years to "neutralise black magic" performed by a relative, an official said. According to the complaint, the family's ordeal began in January 2024 when they met Shetty at an event, and on learning about their financial struggles, he convi ...Read More >
Thane: A Thane-based family allegedly lost ₹1.66 crore over two years after a man posing as a priest convinced them to spend on black magic rituals, police said. A case has been registered, and efforts are underway to trace the accused, who is currently absconding. The Kasarwadavali Police have booked the accused under provisions of the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act. According to the police, the family ...Read More >
Nashik, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the CDR leak in the Ashok Kharat case will be probed, while the arrested self-styled godman's assets will be investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after social activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. She also claimed she received Kharat's CDR on WhatsApp from ...Read More >
A 35-year-old woman was arrested along with two others for allegedly killing her 13-year-old daughter in a 'sacrificial' ritual in Kushumbha village under Bishungarh police station of Hazaribagh district, officials said on Thursday. Those arrested include victims' mother Reshmi Devi, 55-year-old Shanti Devi, an occultist, and 40-year-old Bhim Ram, all of them from the same village. The matter concerns the recovery of the girl's mutilated body from a village field on March 25. Reshmi had subseq ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 2 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to seven-day police custody in a second rape case where he is accused of sexually exploiting a woman on multiple occasions since 2020 under the guise of religious rituals. Kharat, arrested by a Special Investigation Team on Wednesday in the second rape case, was produced via video conferencing from jail before Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani, who sent him to SIT custody till ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP's Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand, Aditya Prasad, on Thursday termed the 'ritualistic' murder of a 13-year-old girl in Hazaribagh district as a deeply "unfortunate" and shocking incident that exposes the dangerous persistence of superstition and black magic in the state. He raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The gruesome case came to light in Kusumbha village under the Bishnugarh police station area, where the minor girl was allegedly strangled to dea ...Read More >
According to the police, the accused are Sainath Ganpati Sarpe, 42, a resident of Gokhivare, Vasai; James Watson, 58, currently residing at Hiranandani Estate in Thane and an American national; and Manoj Govind Kolha, 35, a resident of Bhuishet, Chimbipada in Bhiwandi. Police said Watson, who had come to India on a business visa, was allegedly organising a religious event in Bhuishet without administrative permission. In his complaint, Ravindra Bhurkut, 27, said that on Friday, at around 11:30 ...Read More >
Thane: Three people, including a US national, were arrested in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday for allegedly attempting to convert villagers to Christianity. The incident occurred in Chimbipada, a locality in Bhiwandi and came to light after a video showing the police confronting the accused went viral on social media. Viral Video Shows US National Addressing Locals In the video, the foreign national can be seen speaking to a group of locals gathered inside a house. Police officials, ...Read More >
Shillong: An activist has complained to police against a YouTuber and an astrologer who reportedly claimed in a post that tribals in Meghalaya still practise human sacrifice. A police officer said a case has been registered.The activist, Enlang, also petitioned the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), seeking action against the two. Enlang, in his complaint, said the video posted on June 13 with defamatory remarks has maligned the tribal communities of Meghalaya.The YouTube channel, ...Read More >
Shillong, July 17: An activist has complained to the police against a YouTuber and an astrologer who reportedly claimed in a post that tribals in Meghalaya still practice human sacrifice. A police officer said a case has been registered in this regard. The activist, Enlang, also petitioned the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), seeking action against the two. Enlang, in his complaint, said the video posted on June 13 with defamatory and inflammatory remarks has maligned the trib ...Read More >
Thane: The Kongaon police have booked two men for allegedly performing black magic using photographs of two women at a crematorium in Kongaon, Bhiwandi. The incident occurred at the crematorium in Pimplas Gaon, Bhiwandi. The accused have been identified as Kabir Dilip Chaudhary (29) and Nikhil Patil (23), both residents of Pimplas village. According to the police, the accused allegedly placed lemons and black cloth on photographs of two women with the intention of harming them through black ma ...Read More >
Tikamgarh: In a shocking incident, the decapitated body of a 32-year-old man was found near a temple in Vijaypur village here in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The severed body parts, the head and torso, were found separately along with worship material, with police not ruling out the possibility of "human sacrifice." The incident came to the fore on Sunday morning when some villagers found body parts and informed the police. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Akhilesh Kus ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra (July 5, 2025): A man in Navi Mumbai has been booked for allegedly forcing his wife and mother-in-law to strip during a black magic ritual and later sharing their obscene photos on social media. The shocking incidents took place between April and July at the accused's residence in Navi Mumbai. The police have registered a case and launched a search for the accused, who is currently absconding. According to officials, the accused hails from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh. On Ap ...Read More >
Thane, July 5 (PTI) In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old man from Navi Mumbai allegedly forced his wife and mother-in-law to perform certain "black magic" rituals in the buff to help his brother-in-law get married and circulated these images, police said on Saturday. A case was registered at Vashi police station on July 3 and the investigation was launched. No arrest has been made so far. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 05, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Num ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 29 (ANI): Pimpri Chinchwad Police arrested a self-proclaimed godman for allegedly practising black magic, cheating people and secretly keeping a watch on them through a mobile phone, stated a senior police official. The accused, identified as Prasad Bhimrao Tamdar (29) was running an ashram in the Bavdhan area under the Pimpri-Chinchwad police area, where he claimed to provide solutions to various issues of people through astrology and black magic. According to ...Read More >
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