The accused, identified as Jignesh Rajani, was arrested Wednesday, five days after the incident
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During the journey, he told the woman that her son was with another woman in a hotel room and that she should visit the place and check on him. The woman believed him, and agreed to be taken to the place he had mentioned," said the police official.
However, Rajani took her to a deserted spot on Ghodbunder Road in Thane. He stopped the rickshaw pretending there was something wrong with it and then robbed her of her cash and valuables after beating her up, the official said, adding that the accused also tried to sexually assault her, but she ran away.
"The woman somehow escaped from the spot and managed to reach her Dahisar home," he said. Rajani was tracked through CCTV footage in the area, the police said.
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