Five youngsters were arrested by the Crime Branch who allegedly told a girl that they could perform a special puja (auspicious rituals) and call the spirits that will trigger rain of around Rs 50 crore from the sky. On pretext of ‘rain of cash’, the accused were trying to sexually exploit the girl, police officials said. Arrested accused have been identified as Vicky Ganesh Khapre (20), a resident of Vrindavan Nagar, Nagpur; Dinesh Mahadev Nikhare (25), a resident of Samudrapur, District - Wardha; Ramakrishna Dadaji Mhaskar (41), a resident of Dasoda village, District - Wardha; Vinod Jayaram Masram (42), a resident of Jambhulghat village, District - Chandrapur, and DR alias Sopan Haribhau Kumre (35), a resident of Khapri, District - Chandrapur.

 

A police official said that a minor girl approached Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Detection Gajanan Rajmane on February 26 and told him that Khapre will take her to Kumre, who is a warlock. Kumre will perform black magic in which she has to go through three levels. In the first level, she will be sent to a room. Her clothes will be removed after putting a black strip on her eyes. Kumre will examine the girl for any surgery, dog bites, tattoos or moles on her body. If the girl has had surgery or is bitten by a dog, she will be sent back.

 

If a girl passes the first level, she will have to go through the second level. In the same room again, she would stand in a circle, completely naked. At that time, Sopan will ask the girl what colour she was seeing. Some more questions will be asked along with it. In the third level, the girl will remain completely naked. Kumre will ask some more questions. If the girl will not answer the questions, Kumre will walk away. Khapre had reportedly told the girl that no one will touch her body.

 

“You just tell Kumre that you do my job first, then only I will do your job,” a police official said, quoting statement of the girl. “Later, ask for Rs 50 crore when Kumre will ask you how much money you want,” Khapre had told the girl and promised ‘rain of cash’ on her. After revealing the witchcraft to the girl, Khapre had asked the minor girl to send her five pictures with full name, height, weight and menstrual cycle date on WhatsApp. The girl grew suspicious of Khapre and refused to send the pictures. Then, Khapre started pressurising her on phone calls.