Muzaffarnagar, Sep 12 (PTI) A tantric was arrested Monday for raping a woman on the pretext of curing her ailment in Khatoli town here, police said.

Station House Officer (SHO) Satpal Singh said a case was registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused, Suhail.

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Suhail visited the victim's house after her family called him to cure her disease, police said.

The woman was left alone in a room with the tantric and he raped her, they said.

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She told her family about the incident so they caught hold of him and handed him over to police.

The victim was sent for medical examination.

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