India, April 24 -- A self-proclaimed godman is reportedly under the scanner in Nashik over allegations of sexual abuse and the police has registered an FIR in connection with the case. This comes weeks after Ashok Kharat, another self-styled godman in Nashik, was accused of rape, sexual assault and cheating and extortion.

Police filed a complaint on Wednesday night against Maheshgiri alias Mahesh Dilip Kakde (31) following the allegations by a 28-year-old woman, PTI reported. While the alleged crimes took place in 2024, the woman mustered courage after activists of the anti-superstition Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti counselled her, and filed a complaint, an official was quoted as saying. However, no arrest has been made in the case yet....