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A man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a married woman to "settle scores" with her brother, who was his estranged business partner, police said on Saturday.

Aleem Khan was apprehended on Friday, on a tip off by the victim's brother, police said. Khan allegedly wanted to take revenge on his estranged business partner, who had severed ties with him for harbouring ill intentions against his sister. "Khan and his partner were running a mobile-phone shop in Anjangaon in Amravati district of neighbouring Maharashtra. However, Khan's partner discontinued their partnership after he came to know about his intentions," police said.

Khan allegedly kidnapped his partner's married sister by calling her at a place with the help of her friend on April 23. "Khan then informed his partner that he had kidnapped the latter's sister and dared him to save her," police said. According to police, Khan took the victim to Akola, Mumbai and Khandwa and repeatedly raped her at different hotels. "He was also forcing her to marry him by changing her religion with the help of his close aides," police said.

However, the woman somehow managed to get in touch with her brother during captivity in Khandwa following which the latter alerted cops. A police team raided the hotel and rescued the victim and arrested Khan. A case was already registered against Khan in Anjangaon police station under sections 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage) of IPC, police said. The accused and the victim will be handed over to Anjangaon police for further action as the matter was registered there, police added.