Ashok Kharat Scandal

‘Maharashtra Epstein Files’ to hit screens on Oct 2

Mumbai: Come October 2, Maharashtra’s dark secrets known to the Nashik Bhondubaba, Capt. Ashok Eknathrrao Kharat – currently in custody - may now explode on the silver screen. A prominent film director Swaroopp  B. Sawant has announced a new Marathi...
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SIT exposes dark underworld of lust, greed

Godman sexually exploited vulnerable women with ‘divine power and death’ threat Mumbai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sprawling criminal empire of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat held its first press conference on Tuesday signalling a decisive turn in a...
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CDR bombshell deepens Maharashtra turmoil

Questions over who leaked Ashok Kharat’s call data records and why Mumbai: Activist Anjali Damania’s disclosure on Monday of alleged call detail records (CDRs) tied to controversial godman Ashok Kharat has set off a fresh political crisis in Maharashtra. The...
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SIT flooded with calls, complaints being verified

Mumbai: Sharpening knives, several women political and social leaders called on the Nashik Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik and Special Investigation Team (SIT) chief Tejaswi Satpute, seeking action against several bigwigs allegedly linked with the Ashokkumar Eknath Kharat scandal that...
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Patronage and Fall

For years, Rupali Chakankar embodied a certain kind of political ascent common to regional satraps: loyal, organisationally useful, and closely aligned with the power centre of her party – first, the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and later the NCP...
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Bank accounts, realty deals under SIT lens

Mumbai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing self-styled godman Ashok Kharat has widened its investigation, turning the spotlight on his financial empire with a detailed scrutiny of bank accounts held by him, his family and close associates. Investigators have so...
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Human sacrifices suspected; five bullets missing

Mumbai: In a high-voltage courtroom packed with tension, the Nashik Sessions Court extended the police custody of fake godman Ashokkumar Eknath Kharat till March 29, as investigators sought time to probe shocking leads pointing at suspected human sacrifices and huge...
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