Nashik:
A self-proclaimed godman was arrested for alleged sexual assault of a woman and her daughter after luring them of doubling their money with his "miraculous" power, police said today.
32-year-old Baba Ashpak Khan was arrested yesterday by Malegaon's Ayesha Nagar police after a woman from Amalner in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district lodged a complaint alleging that she and her daughter were sexually assaulted by him.
In her complaint, the 43-year-old woman alleged that last week the accused sexually assaulted her and her daughter in a closed room on pretext of doubling an amount of Rs three lakh, which he took from her.
She also alleged that the sadhu was found absconding the next day when she went to his home to get the money back.
The self-styled godman was booked under relevant sections, police said, adding, that he was produced in a local court which remanded him in police custody till October 3.