India, April 24 -- A court in Nashik on Thursday sent self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to judicial custody till May 6 in the fifth case of sexual assault and exploitation registered against him.

Kharat, who was arrested on March 18 after a 35-year-old woman lodged a rape complaint against him at Sarkarwada police station here, has since been accused of sexually assaulting several women and indulging in large-scale financial fraud by claiming to have divine powers and knowledge of black magic.

In the fifth case, Kharat allegedly sexually exploited a married woman who had approached him for help with her family problems. He also allegedly warned her that her son's life would be in danger if she spoke about the exploitation, according to th...