A Thane police official on Sunday said that a 28-year-old man was arrested from Jogeshwari in Mumbai for allegedly raping a Thane woman repeatedly and also forcing her to abort a pregnancy, reported news agency PTI.

Riyasat Illias Qureshi befriended the 24-year-old Thane woman and raped her several times between February 2022 and January this year on the promise of marriage, the Rabodi police station official said, reported PTI.