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He used the same modus operandi, conducted "rituals" and also used items like stones and tamarind seeds for intimidation and "divine invocation". Kharat, currently in police custody, is facing 12 criminal cases in Ahilya Nagar and Nashik city, including eight for sexual assault. The SIT has recorded statements of 30 witnesses and victims so far, said IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who heads the SIT, on Tuesday. "During questioning, it came to light that the accused exploited the faith of victims ...Read More >
Nashik: Self-proclaimed godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat, already in jail, was on Thursday arrested in a third case of rape and sent to five-day police custody. Kharat, who was produced via video link before a court in Nashik district, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer, reported PTI. Kharat was first arrested on March 18 by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) following a police complaint by a 27-year-old woman who alleged she was re ...Read More >
Nashik (Maharashtra), Apr 8 (PTI) At least six persons have been arrested after women employees at a Multi-National Company here filed complaints of mental and sexual harassment, police said on Wednesday. A total of nine First Information Reports have been registered in this connection, officials said, without disclosing the MNC's name. Five of the accused, arrested on Tuesday, were produced in a local court on Wednesday and the court remanded them in police custody till April 10. One of the a ...Read More >
Nashik: Self-styled "Captain" and godman Ashok Kharat not only allegedly cheated people financially, but it has now come to light that he also subjected women to inhuman sexual exploitation in the name of "energy and peace." According to the information received, 11 more women victims have come forward and levelled serious allegations of sexual assault against Kharat. With this, the scope of the case has now expanded significantly. The SIT will verify all these complaints and take further action ...Read More >
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 >
Ravindra Ganpat Erande, a social activist, allegedly sexually assaulted several women Nashik: A 63-year-old man had filed an extortion complaint with the police in Nashik, but a probe into his blackmailers uncovered 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for alleged sexual exploitation, the police said. Ravindra Ganpat Erande, who identifies himself as a journalist and social activist, was subsequently arrested last Friday. A probe has revealed that Erande allegedly sexually exploited sev ...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 >
Nashik: A major stir has been created in the area after a case was registered late Friday night against NGO director and media professional Ravindra Ganpat Erande (63) under charges of sexual exploitation and the Atrocities Act. Just two days earlier, Erande himself had filed a complaint at Satpur Police Station alleging that four individuals were demanding ₹12 lakh as extortion money from him. Those four accused had already been arrested by the police for allegedly threatening to make obscene v ...Read More >
Nashik Scandal: Blackmail Complaint Turns Into Major Sexual Exploitation CaseA Nashik YouTuber, Ravindra Erande, has been booked in a sexual exploitation case after police found 121 objectionable videos during a blackmail probe. The case began with a complaint against former employee Akash Bakre but later revealed serious allegations. A woman accused Erande of exploiting her with false job promises. 4 people are in custody. A shocking case has come to light in Maharashtra's Nashik, where a comp ...Read More >
PUNE: The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of cheating, based on new complaints from a woman and a businessman. Police said eight of the 10 cases pertain to rape and sexual exploitation, while two are related to cheating. The Sarkarwada police in Nashik registered the latest cases on Friday night following a complaint by a married woman, who alleged that ...Read More >
Nashik: In the Shiridi land fraud case, a criminal case has been registered not only against Ashok Kharat but also against his wife. In this connection, Kharat's wife, Kalpana Kharat, has now come under the radar of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). On Tuesday night, when the SIT team, along with the police, raided Kharat's residence in Nashik, it was confirmed that Kalpana Kharat was absconding. During the operation, Kharat's son Harshvardhan was taken into custody from the house by the pol ...Read More >
Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sexual exploitation case against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat has intensified its investigation. With Kharat's police custody set to end on Wednesday, the SIT has launched a major operation at his bungalow in Karmayogi Nagar to gather crucial evidence. In a more film-style operation, SIT officials entered the bungalow and took Kharat's son, Harshvardhan, into custody. Earlier in the day, Kharat's wife, Kalpana, managed to flee. Polic ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into self-styled godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat has uncovered a sprawling sexual exploitation racket, with investigators estimating that more than 150 women were exploited. According to a report from The New Indian Express, the SIT conducted a raid on Kharat's Nashik office on Monday, March 30, seizing digital evidence that suggests a systematic abuse of power under the guise of spiritual and career guidance. During the search of Kh ...Read More >
Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the forensic team on Monday once again carried out a thorough inspection at the office of self-styled "Captain" Ashok Kharat located at Canada Corner. Notably, some of the victim women were taken along during the investigation. During today's search, officials recovered and seized a medicine bottle, stones of various shapes and sizes, and several other items. All the materials have been taken into custody by the SIT for further examination. In t ...Read More >
A Goa BJP leader is publicly distancing the party from a recent sex scandal, asserting that neither the accused nor his politician father have any affiliation with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Photograph: Kind courtesy, North Stand Gang - Wankhede/TwitterKey PointsGoa BJP leader Siddharth Gauns Desai denies any connection between the party and Soham Naik, arrested in a sex scandal.Desai clarifies that Soham Naik's father, Sushant Naik, a municipal councilor, is not a member of the BJP.Desai stat ...Read More >
Former Itanagar DC Talo Potom, a Delhi government official, surrendered and was arrested in connection with twin suicides. He faces charges including abetment to suicide and criminal misconduct. Allegations stem from suicide notes detailing sexual exploitation, humiliation, and threats, pushing a young PWD staffer to end his life. Potom was remanded to 14 days judicial custody. Guwahati: The Arunachal Pradesh Police arrested former Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom, h ...Read More >
Guwahati: Senior IAS officer Talo Potom surrendered to the police at 7:30 am on October 27, concluding a two-day manhunt after authorities issued a Look Out Notice. Potom, who currently serves as Special Under Secretary (PWD) in New Delhi, is now in police custody. Superintendent of Police, Naharlagun, confirmed the surrender, providing temporary relief in a case that has caused widespread public outrage across Arunachal Pradesh. Potom had been on the run since October 25, following the issua ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (UNI) Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania today urged all sections of society to join hands in making Odisha a model state in the fight against human trafficking. Inaugurating a state-level conference on human trafficking at the Police Bhawan, Khurania said that human trafficking remains a serious concern not only for Odisha but for the entire nation. The DGP emphasised that if the judiciary, police, Women and Child Protection Units, Labour Department, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police is taking concrete steps to strengthen its Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking Units (IAHTUs) by enhancing manpower and using new technology to combat human trafficking in the state. This was stated by Director General of Police (DGP) Y B Khurania after inaugurating a state-level conference on human trafficking in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Speaking at the event attended by officers of police, labour and other departments working against human trafficking, the DGP said ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, Y.B. Khurania, on Friday said that the primary objective of the Odisha Police in the coming days is to dismantle the human trafficking network in the state through the advanced use of information technology, digital tracking, data analytics, and monitoring. While inaugurating a state-level workshop on human trafficking, DGP Khurania said: "In the current scenario, human trafficking is a very serious and worrisome iss ...Read More >
Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh convicted the accused, Kajal Babu Chandan, of multiple serious offences under the Indian Penal Code , the Immoral Traffic Act, 1956, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 A copy of the order dated October 15 was made available on Saturday. According to the prosecution, the incident came to light on March 30, 2022, after the police received a tip-off that the accused was supplying girls for prostitution. A trap was laid with a bogus ...Read More >
New Delhi / Thiruvananthapuram: CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar wrote to NHRC Chairman V Ramasubramaniam on Friday, demanding an independent inquiry into the death of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Anandu Aji in Kerala and the alleged sexual abuse within the organisation. Sandosh Kumar addressed a letter to the NHRC chief, stating that the circumstances surrounding the death of Anandu Aji, allegedly by suicide, and the "serious" human rights violations, warrant an "immediate, independent, ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh recorded 123 cases of human trafficking under the IPC in 2023, a drop from 163 in 2022. However, the state's conviction rate stands at just 2.3%, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released on September 30 and analysed by HELP organisation. The state ranked fifth in India for total trafficking victims in 2023 and was fourth nationally for victims trafficked for sexual exploitation in 2022. A total of 209 victims were identified in 20 ...Read More >
Bengaluru: In a concerning revelation, Bengaluru has emerged as the leading city in cybercrime incidents, contributing to over 51% of all cybercrimes reported across India's 19 major metropolitan cities in 2023, according to newly released data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). According to data, as cited by The Hindu, out of the 21,889 cases registered across the state, Bengaluru alone reported 17,631 cases. The alarming rise in cybercrime incidents underscores the city's vulnerabil ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Cyber crimes have shown a staggering 31 per cent increase in 2023, with 86,420 cases registered in the year, compared to 65,983 cases in 2022, according to the latest report from the National Crime Records Bureau. The crime rate, which measures the number of crimes per lakh population, increased from 4.8 in 2022 to 6.2 in 2023, it said. Defrauding gullible victims was a primary motive of the cyber criminals, with 68.9 per cent of them driven by the desire to scam their vi ...Read More >
India recorded a 2.8% decrease in murders in 2023, but new NCRB data reveals a concerning 28.8% surge in crimes against Scheduled Tribes. Cybercrimes also dramatically increased by 31.2%. Overall cognizable crimes rose by 7.2%, with a nominal 0.4% increase in crimes against women, indicating shifting crime landscapes across the nation. India recorded 27,721 cases of murder in 2023, less by 2.8 per cent from 2022, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose by a staggering 28 per cent during the ...Read More >
Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 29 (PTI) Police, in coordination with NGO Odanadi Seva Samsthe, on Monday said they have rescued a minor girl and arrested two accused allegedly involved in exploiting underage girls for prostitution. Shobha, a Bengaluru resident, and her accomplice Tulsi Kumar were arrested on Saturday following a decoy operation in Mysuru organised with the NGO, police added. The duo is accused of demanding Rs 20 lakh to arrange the sexual exploitation of a girl who had just reached p ...Read More >
In a shocking incident reported from Gujarat, a teacher chopped off hair of a girl student for not applying oil. Following the complaint, the sports teacher is dismissed by the school. As per a report by India Today, the incident took place in Jamnagar's Swaminarayan Gurukul School. On Tuesday morning, the accused teacher used a blade to cut student's hair for not applying oil. As the girl's parents got to know about the incident, they filed a written complaint with the District Education Offi ...Read More >
Patiala, Sep 2 (PTI) AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra on Tuesday allegedly escaped police out to arrest him in a rape case, sources said. Gunshots were fired, and a policeman sustained an injury after being hit by an SUV in which Pathanmajra escaped, they said. The Sanour MLA was helped in his escape by his supporters, sources said. Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma could not be reached for comments. A hunt is on for the MLA, who attacked his own party's government over f ...Read More >
Karnal: In a shocking development, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmeet Singh Dhillon Pathanmajra, arrested on rape and cheating charges, escaped police custody on Tuesday after allegedly firing at officers in Karnal. According to reports, the MLA, who represents Sanour in Patiala, was being taken to a local police station when he and his aides opened fire, injuring one policeman. Amid the chaos, Pathanmajra allegedly ran over another officer with a vehicle before fleeing in a Scorpio SUV w ...Read More >
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