Santosh Mirajkar
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Fake tantric apprehended at Margao
THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
A 42-year-old man, allegedly masquerading as a tantric and residing in Navelim, was apprehended by Margao Town police on charges of suspected cheating.
Briefing mediapersons, Margao Town PI CL Patil said the police action was in response to an advertisement in a newspaper pertaining to the alleged tantric, one Ram Tirth Sahani (42), a native of Uttar Pradesh (UP), who claimed to have the capability of solving problems pertaining to court matters, love, marriage, etc. Patil said the police verified these claims and discovered it to be a case of alleged cheating.
Patil said the suspect was apprehended and items such as lemon and other paraphernalia related to tantric matters, photos, books containing names of many people were seized from him. According to Margao PI, the suspected fake tantric was charging a sum ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 from his clients, which commenced initially from a sum of Rs 300 for the first visit. “He has been there for the past one-and-half years and we suspect that he has allegedly cheated some 200 to 400 people,” Patil remarked.
He said a woman, a resident of Panvel (Maharashtra), was also seen in his company. He asked the affected people to lodge complaints regarding any grievances in this matter.
Responding to a question, the Margao PI said the tantric had so far accepted money from people of all religions from places such as Panaji, Ponda, Porvorim, etc, as discovered by the police from the book confiscataed from the tantric.
Further investigations are in progress.
