The crime branch Unit 11 arrested an astrologer for allegedly abusing and demanding Rs 1 lakh from a 27-year-old woman working in a private firm. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Dr Mahavir Arjun Singh Rathod, a resident of Charkop.

Police said the accused met the complainant through one of her clients. Rathod told the woman that she would have difficult times ahead and gave her a ring with a brown stone. He also demanded Rs50,000 from the woman. However, police said that the woman did not have cash so she gave him a cheque, which bounced.