A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman on several occasions after promising to marry her in the adjoining Palghar district, police said on Saturday.

The accused, Chetan Patil, a resident of Wada taluka of Palghar district, was arrested last evening, they said. Patil, a driver by profession, has been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and also the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as the victim is a Dalit, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Jawhar division) Suresh Gadge, who is probing the case.