UP: 70-year-old woman raped, beaten up by man in Ballia
A 70-year-old woman was allegedly raped and beaten up by a man in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia on Saturday following which the accused was arrested, police said. The 25-year-old man forcibly entered the woman's house around 4 am and allegedly raped her, SHO of Haldi police station Satyendra Rai said.
The accused, who used to work in a house near the elderly woman's residence, also hurled abuses at the woman and thrashed her, he said.
A case was registered against him on the basis of a police complaint lodged by the nephew of the 70-year-old woman and the accused was arrested, the SHO said.
The woman was sent for a medical examination, he added.
