In October 2012, Khadak police had arrested an astro-palmist, identified as Sumant Mrigank Mukherjee (53) of Guru Nanaknagar, for allegedly duping a 29-year-old woman of Rs 53,000 by promising to give her ‘rudrakshas’ that would solve her problems. Mukherjee was arrested under sections 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC and relevant sections of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act.

It’s noteworthy that Dabholkar had held a press conference and sought strict action against the offender.u00a0“We have not ruled out any possibility, organisation, or individual. We are now investigating some babas and quacks against whom Dr Dabholkar and his Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS) had protested,” said Shahaji Solunke, additional commissioner of police (crime).