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Nashik court remands self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat sent to police custody in Rs 5 crore cheating case
Updated On: 01 May, 2026 05:31 PM IST | Nashik | mid-day online correspondent
According to the complaint, the Pune businessman alleged that he spent large sums of money on Kharat, including sponsoring his foreign trips to Myanmar, Greenland and the United States

Kharat, who is believed to have political connections, was first arrested on March 18. File Pic
A court in Maharashtra's Nashik remanded self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat to police custody until May 4 in a cheating case involving a Pune-based businessman, who was allegedly defrauded of more than Rs 5 crore, reported the PTI.
The case is being investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is already probing multiple cases linked to him.
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