India, May 13 -- A self-proclaimed godman and his three associates have been booked for allegedly duping people by claiming he could cure ailments through divine powers at a gathering held in Malad West on Sunday.

The case was registered after complainant Asha Ashok Upadhyay, 45, a resident of Santacruz East, approached police on Sunday. Upadhyay said that her husband, Ashok Upadhyay, 53, suffers from high blood pressure and other ailments. She informed police that on Saturday, a woman identified as Usha Gupta, along with three others, visited her home and urged her to attend a healing session at Rejoice School in Malad every Sunday.

Police said Upadhyay and her son, Aditya, attended the programme to observe what kind of event was takin...