Madhya Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested Baba Vairagyanand Giri, also known as Mirchi Baba, on charges of rape.

The accused has been arrested, reported ANI quoting an official.

A case has been registered under section 376 of IPC and further investigation into the matter is underway, said Bhopal ACP Nidhi Saxena.

In 2019, the self-proclaimed godman, who performed a yajna for Congress leader Digvijiya Singh’s victory in Lok Sabha, had announced to take a ‘jal samadhi’ if Singh loses — but was unable to do s o due to police presence.