India, Aug. 23 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Friday took custody of Praful Lodha, who has been accused in a rape case.

According to the Pimpri-Chinchwad police, a 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 about the incident.

Lodha, who was earlier lodged at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai for allegedly sexually abusing two minor girls, was formally handed over to the Pimpri-Chinchwad police team for investigation, said officials.

Anil Vibhute, senior police inspector at Bavdhan station, said, "On Friday, w...