The Delhi Police has nabbed a 30 year-old sweeper for allegedly raping an octogenarian bedridden woman after breaking into her house in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar.
The accused has been identified as Ankit (30) and he worked areas close to Tilak Nagar. The incident took place on Sunday night when the woman's daughter had gone out to meet a friend, the police said. Following the arrest of the accused Delhi Police took to the Twitter and tweeted, “The case of sexual assault of elderly lady in Tilak Nagar has been solved. Culprit in this blind case nabbed within 16 hours. Victim's mobile phone was recovered from him. Accused lives in a nearby locality and works as a sweeper.” Prashant Gautam, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, police received a report on Monday regarding the sexual assault of an elderly woman.
“Soon after receiving the information, a police team was deployed and managed to zero in on the accused within 16 hours. The accused was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident,” said the additional DCP.
An investigation is underway to ascertain the exact motive of the accused behind the crime, the police said. The police had set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the matter.
A case has been registered under sections 380 (theft in dwelling house, etc), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 376 (Punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to officials.