A man who claimed to be a 'baba', self proclaimed godman was arrested in Amravati in Maharashtra on Thursday for allegedly raping a woman who came to him for some treatment, a police official told the PTI on Thursday.

The accused has been identified as Santosh Bawne of Kuksa village in the district's Daryapur area, Sub Divisional Police Officer Gurunath Naidu said, according to the PTI.