Satara (Maharashtra): The brother of Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Shashikant Jaywantrao Shinde was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a woman at her home, police said.

According to the complaint by the 33-year-old woman, Rishikant Shinde, a realtor, had barged into her residence Sunday evening on the pretext of discussing a property issue and physically assaulted her, investigating officer Ravindra Pisal of Satara City police station said.