A self-proclaimed numerologist and ‘godman’, Ashok Kharat, also known as ‘Captain’ Kharat, has been arrested by the Nashik Crime Branch for allegedly raping a woman and exploiting multiple others under the guise of religious practices.
According to police, Kharat manipulated a 35-year-old married woman by gaining her trust through rituals, occult practices, and claims of possessing divine powers. He allegedly drugged her with intoxicants mixed in food and water, hypnotised her, and repeatedly sexually assaulted her between November 2022 and December 2025. The survivor endured the abuse for nearly three years before approaching the police.
