Ashok Kharat faces at least 10 FIRs, wife Kalpana untraceable
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Ashok Kharat, a well-known godman from Nashik, is facing at least 10 FIRs for alleged sexual assault, exploitation, and cheating.
More than 100 complaints have landed with the Special Investigation Team (SIT), and his son Harshvardhan has already been detained and taken to the Maharashtra Police Academy for questioning.
Meanwhile, police are still searching for his wife Kalpana, who is untraceable.
Two arrested in Shirdi land grab
In a separate case in Shirdi, Kalpana and four others are accused of trying to grab land from a loan borrower, possibly breaking money-lending laws.
Police have arrested two suspects so far.
The SIT is still digging into the family's web of alleged scams.