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Hindustan Times
29-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Self-styled godman arrested in Pune for spying, coercion and fraud
The Bavdhan police have arrested a self-proclaimed godman claiming to possess 'divine powers' after a real estate developer from Sus area filed a complaint against him, alleging mental harassment, surveillance, and extortion, police said on Saturday. According to the police, Tamdar manipulated the complainant by claiming to have undergone a 'spiritual awakening' to remove the latter's obstacles in life. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC) The accused has been identified as Prasad Dada alias Baba alias Prasad Bhimrao Tamdar, 29, of Sus Gaon. According to the police, Tamdar manipulated the complainant by claiming to have undergone a 'spiritual awakening' to remove the latter's obstacles in life. As per the FIR, the accused secretly installed a hidden app called AirDroid Kid on the victim's mobile phone without his knowledge and used the surveillance data to exert psychological control. Using this access, Tamdar allegedly coerced the complainant into performing obscene acts and even pressured him into visiting sex workers under the pretext of performing 'spiritual remedies'. The victim, a builder residing in Dehu Road, Pune, stated in his complaint that the incidents occurred between November 2024 and June 26, 2025. Police said the accused not only monitored the complainant's mobile activity, but also that of others. He allegedly gave immoral instructions and watched the victim's behaviour in real time through the app. Tamdar also extorted ₹ 15,000 from the complainant, claiming it was donation for his spiritual monastery. Realising he had been manipulated and his privacy violated, the victim approached the Bavdhan Police Station. The accused has been booked under multiple sections related to cheating, mental harassment, criminal intimidation, sexual exploitation, and offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Pimpri-Chinchwad police suspect the accused may have used similar tactics to target others in the past.
India Today
28-06-2025
- India Today
Pune 'godman' installs spy app to film devotees, forces them into obscene acts
A man posing as a godman was arrested in Pune for allegedly secretly recording devotees through a spy app, forcing them into doing obscene acts and pushing them towards solicitation after matter came to light when a 39-year-old man filed a complaint with the police, alleging that the accused, identified as Prasad alias Dada Bhimrao Tamdar, installed a spy app on his mobile phone. The spy app was used to remotely access private data and personal lives of the devotees, the complainant accused claimed to possess divine powers and used his influence to manipulate and exploit followers, the complaint said. Police said the accused used an app called Air Droid Kid, a hidden surveillance tool, to record the movements, conversations, and actions of several devotees. He would invite followers under the pretext of conducting secret healing rituals and spiritual arose when a few devotees noticed irregularities in their phone settings and the fake godman's behaviour. This led to a formal police complaint and subsequent the raid, police seized the accused's mobile phone, which contained objectionable content and multiple video clips recorded without the followers' Vibhute, the senior Police Inspector of Pune's Bavdhan Police Station, said a case was registered against the accused under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 75(1) (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant provisions of the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition and Black Magic were examining the accused's other digital devices and cloud storage to trace the extent of the crime. Investigators were probing whether similar offences were committed in other areas or if the activities were confined to Pune.- Ends IN THIS STORY#Pune
