India, May 14 -- The special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday filed chargesheets before a Nashik court against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in the first two sexual abuse cases registered against him at Sarkarwada police station.

The FIRs were registered on March 17 and March 21 following complaints by two women who alleged that Kharat sexually abused them after they approached him seeking guidance and help for a better future. In the first complaint, the survivor alleged that Kharat raped her multiple times between 2022 and 2025.

The Nashik city police had arrested Kharat from his residence on March 18. Subsequently, the state government constituted a 24-member SIT headed by IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute that began its in...