Bhopal, Sep 4: In a shocking case of incest, a 30-year-old son allegedly raped his 45-year-old mother at their residence. The crime took place on in Surani village in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on September 2. The accused, who lives with his parents along with his three children after his wife left him years ago, has been arrested.

The woman was sleeping in her house, while her differently-abled husband was away when their son tried to force himself on her. When she resisted, the accused put a sickle to her neck and raped her, Sendhwa (Rural) police station in-charge Dinesh Chouhan told news agency PTI. The accused raped his mother in front of his seven-year-old son who kept mum out of fear. Bhopal Incest Case: Minor Girl Raped by Stepfather For 2 Months After Her Mother Dies.

The woman somehow managed to free herself from the clutches of her son and ran to nearby farmland along with her three grand-children, Chouhan said. She narrated her ordeal to her relatives on Monday (September 3) morning who in turn approached the police. Subsequently, the accused was arrested and booked under section 376 (punishment for rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. Delhi Incest Case: 8-Year-Old Girl Raped by Minor Brother, Victim Found Profusely Bleeding From Private Parts.

A similar incident had taken place in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal in July. A 15-year-old girl was raped for over two months by her stepfather in Khajoori area. The accused had started raping his daughter after the death of his wife. The victim used to live with her stepfather after her mother left her first husband in Uttar Pradesh around ten years back.

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