India, April 6 -- Social activist Anjali Damania on Monday raised doubts over jailed self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's calls on the day of and after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's plane crash in January. Damania released what she claimed was Kharat's call data record (CDR). HT could not independently verify the CDR's authenticity.

Damania pointed to calls between Kharat and Omprakash Koyte Patil, chief of Samata Credit Society, in which some of the over 100 accounts in which the self-styled godman is the nominee were opened. Police are investigating the financial transactions between Kharat and Patil.

On Friday, Damania released another CDR, claiming Kharat made calls to politicians, including deputy chief minister Eknat...