Overview
- The special PMLA court in Mumbai, which issued the order Monday, directed Nashik jail to produce Kharat on May 18 with police security as the Enforcement Directorate seeks to arrest him in its money-laundering case.
- The ED summoned NCP leader Rupali Chakankar for Thursday to record her statement on the activities and finances of a Nashik temple trust where she was a trustee alongside Kharat.
- Investigators describe a pattern of religious manipulation and coercion, with the SIT filing over 2,000 pages of chargesheets in two cases and detailing threats, staged “miracles,” and drug-laced offerings used to exploit victims.
- The ED says Kharat controlled 60 cooperative-society bank accounts linked to 48 fixed deposits, including 43 accounts opened in a single day, using his nominee status and phone number to move transactions topping ₹70 crore.
- The agency reports freezing about ₹2.4 crore and seizing cash, jewellery and property papers in raids, and it plans to seek Kharat’s custody next to identify beneficiaries and trace assets across the network.