Nashik Astrologer Kharat arrested on rape charges now linked to suicide case dating back to 2022, probe on

• Rohan Umak
• April 2, 2026

Astrologer Ashok Kharat case: Ashok Kharat, a self-styled astrologer and godman from Maharashtra’s Nashik, who had already been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman, is now under scrutiny again, as his name has surfaced in a suicide case dating back to 2022, the police said. As per police, they have reopened the investigation into Kharat, following claims that his name was earlier dropped from the chargesheet,…