India, March 31 -- A 55-year-old farmer from Shirdi in Ahilyanagar district has accused arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat of fraudulently taking over his four acres of land worth Rs.10 crore.

The complainant, Raosaheb Gondkar, lodged a complaint at Shirdi police station on Tuesday. He also named Kharat's wife Kalpana and three aides - Kiran Sonawane, Ashok Tambe and Arvind Bawke - alleging their involvement in the fraud.

Based on the complaint, Shirdi police registered an FIR against all five under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014. Sonawane and Bawke have been arrested and remanded to three days of police custody.

With this, the total number of cases agains...