India, July 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering chargesheet against self-styled Maharashtra godman Ashok Kharat, his wife and four others, alleging that he cheated devotees by portraying himself as an incarnation of Lord Shiva and laundered the proceeds of crime through two cooperative credit societies.

Ashokkumar Eknath Kharat, also known as Captain and Bondhu Baba, was arrested by the ED on May 19 while he was in police custody. He is also facing allegations of sexually exploiting several women.

According to an ED statement, the prosecution complaint was filed on Friday before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai. Besides Kharat, the chargesheet names his wife, Kalpana Kha...