BHOPAL: A 55-year-old woman was allegedly threatened and raped by her brother-in-law in Kolar locality in December last year. On Monday, when the accused once again outraged her modesty, the survivor reported the incident to Kolar police on Tuesday and lodged a rape complaint against him.
Investigating officer SI Jay Kumar Singh said that the survivor, a resident of Kolar locality, stated in her complaint that her husband is physically challenged. The accused — her husband’s younger brother, 38, — resides in a separate house and his wife had left him.
In December 2021, the accused brother-in-law, allegedly raped her threatening her of dire consequences if she revealed about the incident to anyone. Scared, the survivor didn’t reveal the incident to anyone. However, a few days back when the accused returned to Bhopal, he approached her on Monday and raped her again. Fed-up of the harassment, the woman somehow mustered courage and revealed about the incident to her son. The family approached Kolar police who said a case on charges of rape has been registered.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
