Police said Kharat remained in SIT custody for 49 days across different cases before being sent to judicial custody. He is currently under arrest in other cases as well. Threats of death, claims of “divine powers” and warnings of curses were allegedly used by self-styled godman Ashokkumar Kharat alias “Captain” to sexually exploit women , according to over 2,000 pages of chargesheets filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in two cases before a Nashik court. The chargesheets filed before a Nashik Sessions Court within the mandatory 60-day period under provisions relating to crimes against women, detail statements from more than 105 witnesses and allege that Kharat used superstition, fear and psychological coercion to control followers and abuse women over several years. The SIT has filed more than 2,000 pages of chargesheets in the first two cases registered with Nashik Police on March 17 and March 21, respectively.…