India, April 1 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing rape and cheating allegations against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat has detained his son Harshvardhan in Nashik for questioning, while a search is underway to trace his wife, police said.

Kharat is facing at least 10 FIRs at the Sarkarwada police station, including eight cases of alleged sexual assault or exploitation and two related to cheating. Investigators have also received over 100 complaints via phone against him, indicating the scale of the allegations.

On Tuesday, an SIT team reached Kharat's residence in Karmayogi Nagar and detained his son after failing to locate his wife, Kalpana Kharat. Harshvardhan was subsequently taken to the Maharashtra Police Academy for ...