Kharat case: SIT probe intensifies; temple priest, watchman among those questioned

MUMBAI/NASHIK: (Mar 22) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing rape, human sacrifice and black magic charges against arrested Merchant Navy officer-turned self-styled astrologer and godman Ashok Kharat on Sunday questioned the priest of Ishaneshwar Mahadev Temple, with which the accused is linked, and a watchman in Nashik, officials said.

A day earlier, a staffer of Kharat's office was questioned for more than seven hours by the SIT led by Indian Police Service officer Tejaswini Satpute, they added.

Kharat was arrested on March 18 for rape and other offences on the complaint of a 35-year-old woman. She alleged Kharat raped her several times over a period of three years.