A court in Maharashtra's Thane district acquitted a 21-year-old man accused of raping a woman on the promise of marriage in 2016, citing inconsistencies in her testimony and lack of corroborating evidence, reported news agency PTI.

Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh acquitted Vijay Dinesh Mishra, who was booked on the charges of rape, assault, cheating, and criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code, reported PTI.