The 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 said. The 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 cleansing. Suspicion 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 investigation. During the raid, police seized the accused's mobile phone, which contained objectionable content and multiple video clips recorded without the followers' knowledge. Anil 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 Act. Police 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.