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‘Godman’ arrested for rape, blackmail in Chandni Mahal
NEW DELHI: A self-styled ‘godman’ was arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating women of their money and sexually exploiting them on the pretext of solving their
NEW DELHI: A self-styled ‘godman’ was arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating women of their money and sexually exploiting them on the pretext of solving their problems through supernatural practices, the police said.
T he occultist allegedly drugged and raped women while performing black magic on them. He allegedly clicked ‘objectionable’ photographs of them.
He later allegedly blackmailed the women for sexual favours and money, threatening to circulate their photos in social media, said the police.
The arrested tantrik, Shoib Khan, alias Nasir, was famous in central Delhi areas as “Guru Siddhi Baba”. He would issue advertisements on cable TV in the localities, claiming he had supernatural powers. He would invite people to his ashram.
A senior police officer said they arrested Shoib after probing a rape and cheating case lodged at Ranjit Nagar police station on August 12.
The woman in her complaint said she was stressed after losing her job a few months ago. “Depressed, the woman contacted the fake godman after seeing his advertisement on TV,” said the officer.
The tantrik asked her to meet him at his ashram. She met the tantrik and he offered her a glass of spiked water. “When she regained consciousness, the woman realised she had been raped. The tantrik took her money and said he filmed her,” the officer said.
The tantrik threatened to circulate the photos and videos on social media if she complained to the police.
“Unable to bear the blackmail any longer, the woman approached the local police,” said the officer.
A team under the supervision of ACP Rajkumar Bhardwaj and SHO Neeraj Kumar obtained the call detail records of the phone numbers provided and found that he lived in Chandni Mahal area.
“We located the suspect’s house after a door- to- door search. We then raided the house and caught him,” the officer said.
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