The man threatened the woman and forced her to undergo an abortion, police said (Representational)
A case has been registered against a man for allegedly repeatedly raping a 21-year-old woman and forcing her to undergo an abortion in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.
The accused allegedly sexually assaulted the woman on multiple occasions in different lodges in Badlapur town between February and April 2024 and impregnated her, an official said.
He then threatened the woman and forced her to undergo an abortion at a nursing home in Ulhasnagar in June, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by the woman on Monday, the police have registered a first information report under section 376 (rape) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made in the case so far.
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