Manoj Pandey, a Bhojpuri film actor, was arrested from Kalyan in Thane district for allegedly raping a 27-year-old singer and actress on the pretext of marrying her, police said on Friday.

The woman, who said she was in a live-in relationship with Mr. Pandey, 27, alleged he had forced her to undergo an abortion in 2015 when she was two months pregnant, the police said. According to the FIR registered at Charkop police station, she met Mr. Pandey at a party in 2012, where he promised her a role in his movie.

The complainant said they moved into a rented apartment in Kandivali, which she was paying for. A few days ago, the woman approached Charkop police station with the complaint that Mr. Pandey had raped her on the pretext of marriage, police said.

Mr. Pandey has been booked for rape, exposure and abandonment of a child under 12 years and criminal breach of trust, among other charges, police said.