India: 37-year-old man arrested in Delhi for raping woman over 80

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New Delhi: A 37-year-old man was arrested by Delhi Police on for allegedly raping woman in her late 80s-early 90s, in Chhawla in southwest of the national capital, on Monday evening, police said.

"A 37-year-old man, a plumber by profession, was arrested yesterday for raping a woman, in her 80s, in Chhawla area of Delhi," said the police.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal met the elderly woman on Tuesday.

"90-year-old woman raped and assaulted in Delhi's Chhawla, Najafgarh area. DCW Chief Swati Maliwal met the lady today. Accused has been arrested, FIR registered," DCW posted on Twitter today.

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