A 57-year-old astrologer has filed a case alleging that she was cheated out of Rs 52 lakh by a self-proclaimed saint and his five accomplices over a period of six years. The self-proclaimed saint, Vijay Joshi, allegedly threatened the astrologer that her son would face a tragic death and her business would fail if she did not pay him. The astrologer, who was introduced to Joshi through her acquaintance Subhash Brida, invested Rs 52 lakh and her gold jewelry in Joshi’s business ventures out of fear. She later realized the fraud and approached the police. The police have registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil, and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013.