Godman Arrested For Raping Minor Sisters, Woman In Maharashtra

Pune:

A “godman” used to be arrested for allegedly raping a lady and molesting her 4 sisters, together with two minors, at the pretext of undertaking a ritual to assist them conceive and discover a “hidden treasure” of their area in Pimpri-Chindwad right here, police stated on Tuesday.

In step with the criticism lodged on Monday, the alleged abuse came about between January and February 2019, a senior authentic stated.

The accused Somnath Chavan (32) advised the 22-year-old complainant that somebody had carried out black magic on her circle of relatives to forestall the sisters from conceiving, she stated.

“Chavan additionally advised them that one of the crucial sisters used to be at risk and he may just save her via undertaking a ritual and would additionally assist them discover a hidden treasure of their area,” she stated.

The accused additionally allegedly demanded Rs three lakh to behavior the “particular ritual”, the authentic stated.

As according to initial knowledge, the accused allegedly raped the complainant and molested her sisters every so often, she stated.

The accused even threatened to kill the sufferers’ oldsters in the event that they complained in regards to the abuse, the authentic stated, including that Chavan even had a pretend marriage ceremony with one of the crucial sufferers.

The accused has been arrested underneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code, Coverage of Kids from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and different Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act of 2013.