Another ‘godman’ in Nashik faces allegations of sexual exploitation, booked

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Kakde also allegedly clicked her objectionable photographs and threatened her with dire consequences in case she complained against him, the woman told police

Updated - April 24, 2026 10:40 am IST - Nashik

Amid a probe into the Ashok Kharat case, the Nashik police in Maharashtra have registered an FIR against another self-proclaimed godman for alleged sexual exploitation of a 28-year-old woman.

While the alleged crimes took place in 2024, the woman mustered courage after activists from the anti-superstition Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (ANS) counselled her. The woman filed a complaint on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) against Maheshgiri alias Mahesh Dilip Kakde (31), an official said.

Published - April 24, 2026 10:39 am IST

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