India, July 23 -- A fresh rape case has been registered against Prafulla Lodha, a day after he was arrested by the Mumbai Police for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and two minors. The new case, filed with the Bavdhan police under Pimpri-Chinchwad Police commissionerate, adds to the mounting legal trouble for Lodha, who is already in custody in the Mumbai case.

According to Pimpri-Chinchwad Police, a 35-year-old woman from Kothrud approached Bavdhan police on July 17 and lodged a complaint alleging that Lodha had called her to a hotel in Balewadi under the pretext of helping her husband secure a job. There, he allegedly raped her and threatened her with dire consequences if she spoke out.

Senior Police Inspector Anil Vibhute of Ba...