He escaped after his cruelty in a viral video, and the police is looking for him. The case highlights the deep roots of superstition and religious fraud.
What is the whole matter?
On 17 July 2025, a video recorded in a village in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar at around 1 pm went viral on social media. In this, this Baba named Sanjay Ranganath Pagar is seen chanting 'Alakh Niranjan' by putting color on a person. In the video, he forcibly picks up the person with a shoe on his nose, then puts him on the ground and puts him on the neck and threatens the stomach with a wooden stick.
The victims say that the wages used to do such cruelty on the pretext of escaping the ghosts. He forced many people to drink urine and behaved unfairly with women. One victim told, 'He used to kill us with fear of exorcising ghosts and used to give dirty things. We used to be silent in fear. '
Action of police and anti -superstition committee
This video came to the attention of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Superstition Committee (ANS). Committee workers reached the village and exposed the misdeeds of the salary. ANS Secretary Avinash Patil said, 'This Baba was taking advantage of the faith of the people. We immediately informed the police. Subsequently, a case was registered against the pawns at the Vaijapur police station Section 351 (2) (criminal intimidation), 352 (deliberate insult) of the Indian Code (BNS), and 354 (to dissolve the dignity of the woman), as well as the Maharashtra Blindness Relations Act, 2013.
The police have formed two special teams, raiding the wages and some of its followers. SP Vaijapur, Sandeep Gawli warned, 'Strict action will be taken against those who spread superstitions. No such person will be spared.
Who is Sanjay Pagar?
According to the police, Sanjay Ranganath Pagar is a resident of Vaijapur taluka in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. He was cheating people in villages by becoming 'Tantric Baba' for the last few years. He claimed to remove ghosts and witchcraft and charged a hefty amount for it. Local people said that the wages along with their followers used to create an atmosphere of fear and superstition. After the incident, he escaped with some of his close followers.
Deepest trap of superstition
The incident highlights the serious problem of superstition and religious fraud in Maharashtra. According to Ans, such self -proclaimed Baba takes advantage of the illiteracy and fear of people in rural areas. The committee has exposed more than 200 such cases in the last five years. Experts say that education, awareness, and strict legal action can end this evil.
The police is intensifying raids in search of wages. The locals are now coming out of the shadow of fear and giving more information to the police. The ANS has appealed to the people not to get into the trap of such tantrikas and inform them of suspicious activities immediately. Will the salary be caught, and will this matter further strengthen the war against superstition? This time will tell.
