Nationalist Congress Party leader Sunil Tatkare, on Sunday, while hinting about the investigation into the Ashok Kharat case, said that individuals with "perverse tendencies" must be tried in fast-track courts and, if warranted, should be given the death penalty.

While replying to queries on self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, who was arrested last month after a married woman accused him of raping her repeatedly over three years. The Raigad Lok Sabha MP said that the government should conduct a thorough investigation through the SIT and take stringent action against anyone found to have direct or indirect links to the issue.