Capital horror: man held for raping 87-year-old bed-ridden woman in Delhi

An 87-year-old woman was raped in the national capital on the eve of Valentines Day after the attacker barged into her Tilak Nagar home when her family was away.

The Delhi Police arrested the 30-year-old man for allegedly raping and assaulting the woman who is bed-ridden.

According to the rape survivor’s family, the accused came into their house at 12.30 pm Sunday and locked the door from the inside. When the elderly woman questioned the man, he said he works with a gas agency and was called for some work.

Additional DCP (West) Prashant Gautam said, “Based on the allegations made in the first complaint of the victim, a case of theft was registered. Now again, as alleged by the complainant in her complaint, we are adding relevant sections of law in the FIR.”

The family of the victim alleged that the police delayed action and didn’t take their complaint. The elderly woman lives with her 65-year-old daughter who had gone out to meet a friend. The woman was found injured an hour later by her daughter who then called the police.