Indore Shocker: Man Held for Raping 40-Year-Old Mentally Ill Woman While She Was Walking Alone on Road

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman suffering from mental illness in Indore, a police official said on Wednesday.

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Indore, October 23: A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman suffering from mental illness in Indore, a police official said on Wednesday. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar Sharma said the crime occurred under the Sadar Bazar police station area on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. He said the victim is suffering from mental illness. Indore Shocker: Married Man Claiming To Be Single Allegedly Rapes Divorced Woman After Promising To Marry Her, Arrested.

"The accused spotted the woman walking alone on a road. He took her with him, raped her, and fled," the police officer said. He said the woman was spotted by cops in a Dial 100 vehicle and got her medically examined. Police identified the accused by scanning footage of CCTV cameras installed in the locality and arrested the accused, Sharma added. The accused was produced in a local court that remanded him to judicial custody, said Sadar Bazar police station in-charge Tarun Singh Bhati. The victim will be admitted to a hospital for treatment of mental illness, the official added.

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