The Crime Branch yesterday arrested a 25-year-old security guard for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman after calling her up randomly, boasting about his contacts with the elite, and baiting her into a meeting with a job for her nephew. He also robbed her of valuables worth Rs 55,000.

The accused, Shaffique Ahmed Khan alias Sahil (25), hails from Jammu and Kashmir. He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on Wednesday from Pali Hill in Bandra, where he had gone to give an interview for a new job. According to the Gamdevi police, the woman from Antop Hill alleged that on November 19, she got a call from an unknown person and told him he had dialled a wrong number, but he started a conversation with her. The police said the survivor spoke to the suspect even though it was a ‘wrong number’.