‘Godman’ on the run held

New Delhi, April 10

A self-proclaimed godman on the run, Acharya Ashokananda Maharaj (43), has been arrested.  DCP Jasmeet Singh (north east) said he had been arrested from his native village Bisrakh, Greater Noida. As many as 15 complaints of cheating and extracting around Rs 70 lakh were received against him. 

A complainant alleged that the godman and his associates in November 2018 cheated him of Rs 14,30,000. The accused lured people to invest their money in various schemes in their company Mohan Inframart Pvt Ltd," the DCP said. — TNS