Sinnar Court Sends Self-Styled Godman Ashok Kharat and Aide to 14-Day Judicial Custody
The remand signals a widening probe into suspected fraud at a cooperative credit society using front accounts.
Overview
- A Sinnar judge ordered 14 days in judicial custody for Ashok Kharat and his associate Namkarn Avare in a financial irregularities case.
- Police say the inquiry centers on the Jagdamba Mata Co‑operative Credit Society in Kundewadi and its record‑keeping and lending practices.
- Investigators are probing alleged benami bank accounts, which use another person's name to hide the real owner and the flow of money.
- Avare leads the Sinnar Taluka Co‑operative Industrial Estate and earlier served as secretary of Kharat’s Shivanika Trust, which oversees the Ishaneshwar temple in Mirgaon.
- A rape complaint against Kharat in March set off a broader look at his finances and land deals, and police say that work is still ongoing.