The Shivajinagar Sessions Court on Friday sentenced a self-styled Godwoman to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for cheating a woman to the tune of Rs1.03 crore. She had promised the victim, that she would cure her retired colonel husband who was suffering from Parkinson disease using black magic.
The judge even gave the reference of anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar who had dedicated his entire life to fight againts such superstitions and was eventually murdered.
The convicted woman has been identified as Rucha Vivek Godse (44), a resident of Gananjay Society in Kothrud. Godse cheated Sujata Pramod Devdhar (61), a resident of the same locality.
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Amitsingh Mohane, in his ruling, stated that stringent punishment should be given to those who cheat others by taking advantage of their superstitious beliefs.
Mohan, while giving the reference of Dr Narendra Dabholkar and his movement against black magic and superstitions, said that he had spent his entire life spreading awareness among the masses against these kinds of activities and no leniency should be shown to such people who take the advantage of people.
As per the prosecution, Devdhar’s husband was suffering from Parkinson’s ailment since six years and Devdhar came in contact with Godse in 2009, who claimed herself to be a ‘Godwoman’. Godse promised that by performing some black magic and rituals, she can cure his ailment and even claimed to possess supernatural powers.
By promising the cure, she started demanding money from Devdhar from time to time and between May 13, 2009 and September 7, 2009, Godse managed to take Rs1,39,01,000 from Devdhar.
However, as her tactics did not work, the complainant started demanding the money back from her.
The convict then handed over two cheques of Rs40 lakh and one cheque of Rs20 lakh to her. However, all the cheques got bounced, and Devdhar lodged a complaint with Kothrud police station.
Public prosecutor Varsha Prabhu examined five witnesses in the case and proved the guilt of the accused. A fine of Rs20,000 was also slapped on the convicted woman.
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