Jain monk Digambar Acharya Shantisagar was arrested on Saturday in an alleged rape case in Gujarat's Surat.
As per the 19-year-old complainant, the Jain monk raped her on October 1 when he called her for performing some rituals.
A case has been registered in this regard in Athva Police Station.
Meanwhile, the police have sent the accused for medical examination.
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