Hyderabad, March 21 -- A self-styled godman was on Thursday, March 20, arrested for cheating and exploiting women after capturing their explicit videos and pictures fraudulently.

The accused was identified as Bommera Bapu Swamy aka Shiva Swamy, a resident of Anupuram near Vemulawada, according to Medak superintendent of police D Uday Kumar Reddy, used to attract women by pretending to offer astrology services.

Swamy also claimed to offer a permanent cure for mental and physical illnesses through special pujas. During the rituals, he would mix sleeping pills in water, causing women to fall asleep.

While they were sleeping, Shiva Swamy used to exploit them sexually and shoot videos, which he would later use to blackmail them. He threaten...