<p>A Christian religious leader from Vasai has been arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year- old woman from his community, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>The accused, identified as Glen Subhash D'Cruz (41), was arrested on Thursday for sexually assaulting the woman on multiple occasions from 2018 to August this year, police said.</p>.<p>"As the woman was facing some family problems, she had approached the accused last year to share her woes with him. He won her confidence by assuring to bring a solution to her problems. However, taking advantage of the situation, he sexually assaulted her and committed the crime on multiple occasions at different places," Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said.</p>.<p>"D'Cruz told the woman that if she revealed anything to anyone, she would suffer the curse of God and also threatened to defame her," he added.</p>.<p>The victim finally lodged a complaint with the Vasai police station, following which the offence was registered late Thursday night, Amol Garje, sub-inspector of Vasai police station, who is investigating the case, said.</p>.<p>D'Cruz was booked under various IPC sections, including 376 (C) (sexual intercourse by person in authority) and 506 (criminal intimidation), he added.</p>
<p>A Christian religious leader from Vasai has been arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year- old woman from his community, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>The accused, identified as Glen Subhash D'Cruz (41), was arrested on Thursday for sexually assaulting the woman on multiple occasions from 2018 to August this year, police said.</p>.<p>"As the woman was facing some family problems, she had approached the accused last year to share her woes with him. He won her confidence by assuring to bring a solution to her problems. However, taking advantage of the situation, he sexually assaulted her and committed the crime on multiple occasions at different places," Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said.</p>.<p>"D'Cruz told the woman that if she revealed anything to anyone, she would suffer the curse of God and also threatened to defame her," he added.</p>.<p>The victim finally lodged a complaint with the Vasai police station, following which the offence was registered late Thursday night, Amol Garje, sub-inspector of Vasai police station, who is investigating the case, said.</p>.<p>D'Cruz was booked under various IPC sections, including 376 (C) (sexual intercourse by person in authority) and 506 (criminal intimidation), he added.</p>