MUMBAI, April 17 -- A 'self-styled exorcist' from Malad was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly cheating multiple people by luring them into rituals and issuing death threats if they refused to comply. According to the police, the accused, identified as Rhythm Panchal alias Baba, a resident of Malad East, allegedly claimed to possess supernatural powers and said he was possessed by a deity. Panchal would, under the pretext of performing exorcisms, ensuring job success, resolving 'pitru dosh' and addressing personal issues, demand a range of items including a goat's heart, black cloth, black sesame seeds, graveyard ash, lemons, a black doll, liquor, cigarettes, Urad Dal (black gram), vermilion (Kumkum), and a mixture of nine different types of snacks (Farsan). Police said Panchal allegedly consumed the liquor and cigarettes himself while using the remaining items for rituals, later discarding them at public junctions. He is also accused of threatening harm or death to those who disobeyed him. The complainant, Anosh Edal Morena, 33, alleged that Panchal claimed to be possessed by the deity 'Bhairav' and conducted exorcisms to drive out spirits. Acting on the complaint, police sent some officers, disguised as customers, to verify the claims before arresting him. Subsequently, Panchal was booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act. He was produced before a court on Thursday, which remanded him in police custody for three days....