Bhubaneswar: A designated court in Odisha ’s Cuttack has framed charges against self-styled godman Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raul in connection with a case registered against him by the Crime Branch in 2015.

The Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (ADJ-3) in Cuttack framed charges against Raul, who had been arrested from his ashram in Kendrapara district in August 2015.

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Raul had been arrested by the Crime Branch for his indulgence in criminal activities and cheating people by misusing religious and spiritual practices.

The self-styled godman was booked under various Sections of the IPC, Arms Act-1959 and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of

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