Self-styled godman Daati Maharaj, accused of raping a disciple in his ashrams here and Rajasthan, joined the probe and was questioned by Delhi Police for over seven hours, the police said.
He was sent a notice asking him to join the probe by Wednesday.
He reached the Delhi Police Crime Branch office around 2.30 pm today and was questioned for over seven hours, they added.
A senior police officer said that the self-styled godman has been asked to appear again for questioning on Friday.
He was questioned by a team led by Rajesh Deo, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).
The officer said that he was questioned on the allegations levelled against him by the complainant and whether he knew the victim. He denied the allegations against him, he added.
On Saturday, a Delhi Police team had visited the godman's ashram in Pali, Rajasthan, to gather evidence.
The team, which failed to find him at the ashram, was accompanied by the rape victim.
The woman had filed a complaint last Sunday against Daati Maharaj at the Fatehpur Beri police station here in south Delhi.
The case was later transferred to the Crime Branch.
The woman had alleged that she was sexually abused at Daati Maharaj's ashrams in Delhi and Rajasthan and had also named two male disciples of the self-styled godman in her complaint.
The Delhi Commission for Women had recently demanded his arrest.
The Delhi Police had earlier issued a lookout circular against Daati Maharaj to ensure that he does not leave the country.
The woman has told the police that she had been a disciple of Daati Maharaj for a decade but after she was raped by him, she returned to her home in Rajasthan. PTI SLB
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