JAIPUR: Plagued by the fate of self-styled babas and gurus, a 30-year-old self-proclaimed godman chopped off his genitals at Taranagar town of Churu district on Tuesday. He bobbitised himself after the villagers accused him of having an illicit relationship with a woman in the village. However, there were also unconfirmed reports that some villagers carried out the act to teach him a lesson.According to the police, the incident took place in the afternoon when the victim identified as Santosh Das, resident of Haridas Ji Ki Bagichi in Taranagar, chopped off his genitals. People saw him screaming out of pain. Some of them called up the ambulance.“He was profusely bleeding and was rushed to the government hospital in Bikaner. We are yet to record his statements to know why he took the step,” a senior police officer told TOI over phone.However, police said that Das’s neighbours had levelled illicit relationship charges on him and threatened him to leave the village.Initially, there were unconfirmed reports that Das’s genitals were chopped off by the villagers to teach him a lesson. “The reports need to be verified,” police said.