Uttar Pradesh: 85-Year-Old Woman Dies After Being Allegedly Raped By Neighbour In Bareilly

Bareilly: In a shocking incident, an 85-year-old woman died after she was allegedly raped in her house in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly leaving everyone stunned in the area. The incident took place in Bareilly’s Hafizganj on Monday, following which the police have arrested a 35-year-old accused, who was reportedly caught raping the old woman by her daughter-in-law.

The arrested accused have been identified as 35-year-old Rakesh, who lives in the neighbourhood. It is being said that the accused is an alcoholic.

Senior Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya said the victim resided alone after her husband and son had died. The woman's brother and sister-in-law live in the neighbourhood and her daughter-in-law lives with them.

According to the daughter-in-law, when she went to the victim's house at around 1 pm, she was stunned to see Rakesh raping her mother-in-law, Arya said.

The police said that when the daughter-in-law raised an alarm, the accused escaped and the family immediately informed the police. Meanwhile, the old woman died after the attack.

The police reached the site and succeeded in arresting the accused, who claimed to be an alcoholic. The police are interrogating the accused.

A panel has been asked to conduct the post-mortem of the woman.

Further legal action into the matter is being taken.