Lawyer arrested for raping woman in Navi Mumbai

Thane: A well-known lawyer was arrested by Navi Mumbai police on suspicion of raping a woman from Kolhapur, an official said on Monday.

He was detained after the woman filed a complaint at Rabale police station on July 27 that she was sexually assaulted in a car at a remote location in early 2024, the official said.

The lawyer has been charged with rape, unnatural sexual intercourse, criminal intimidation and other offences under the Indian Penal Code, he said. The accused has been in judicial custody for three days.