Ashokkumar Kharat, who police say is a school dropout, allegedly manipulated women and men to build financial assets and political clout over two decades in Nashik. When the Maharashtra police arrested him on charges of rape and fraud, he had come to be known as Captain Kharat, claiming to have worked in the merchant navy in the past. Vinaya Deshpande Pandit speaks to victims, who tell tales of sexual exploitation, financial fraud, and so-called occult practices
The court had earlier remanded Kharat in the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in this case till April 18. The SIT is probing the cases of sexual assault and financial fraud registered against him