Zero tolerance on religious conversions: CM Fadnavis to officials

During the same meeting, officials discussed the Amravati sex racket case in which a 19-year-old was arrested for recording sexually explicit videos of young women and using them to blackmail them. Police informed that no victim had filed a formal complaint and that suo motu action was taken after the videos went viral. Fadnavis advised counseling for victims and asked for support from social workers to help victims come forward and file complaints.

A high-level meeting was held to review the law-and-order situation. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed police to adopt a zero-tolerance approach toward religious conversions and to conduct a thorough probe into the Nashik TCS unit case, examining every pattern and angle to ensure justice. The meeting was attended by senior officials including Addl Chief Secretary (Home) Manisha Mhaiskar, DGP Sadanand Date, and Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik, who were commended for bringing the case to light and urged to leave no angle unexplored.

Two MBA students died during a concert at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon due to suspected drug overdose. The incident prompted calls for large-scale action against drugs, with the CM stressing the seriousness of drug-related issues for the youth.

Self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, a numerologist and self-proclaimed cosmology expert, was arrested by the Nashik crime branch on March 17 for alleged rapes and sexual exploitation of several women devotees. He has a following among influential figures, according to officials cited in the report.