The Kherwadi police on Tuesday arrested a teenager and a youth for allegedly abducting and raping a 25-year-old deaf and mute woman on the pretext of marriage. The incident took place on Sunday, October 6, and the woman's family filed an FIR the same day.

The accused have been identified as Sachin Kurhade, 22, and Lakhan Kale, 19. Kurhade and the woman came to know each other via WhatsApp, and on October 6, he asked her to meet near Kalpataru Sparkle building in Bandra East, where she worked as a domestic help.