85-Yr-Old Woman Dies After Being Raped by 35-Yr-Old Drunkard in UP

Lucknow: An 85-year-old woman died after she was allegedly raped in her house in Hafizganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly by a 35-year-old man on Monday.

The police have arrested the accused identified as Rakesh. He was a neighbor of the victim.

The elderly victim was living alone after death of her husband and son.

According to her daughter-in-law, who lives nearby, she went to the victim’s house at around 1 pm on Monday and found Rakesh raping her mother-in-law.

When the daughter-in-law shouted for help, the accused escaped and the family immediately informed the police. Meanwhile, the old woman died of shock after the attack.

The police managed to track down and arrest the accused.

The accused is an alcoholic and is being interrogated.