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Man held for raping mother as ‘revenge’

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August 17, 2025

HE CALLED BACK HIS MOTHER FROM A PILGRIMAGE IN SAUDI ARABIA TO “PUNISH HER FOR ALLEGED AFFAIRS SHE HAD WHEN HE WAS A BOY. POLICE SAID HE HAS BEEN ARRESTED

- Hemani Bhandari

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother on two occasions in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area, with the victim telling police her son claimed he ‘was “punishing” her over suspicions that she had an extramarital affair years earlier.

The elderly woman, accompanied by her 25-year-old daughter, approached Hauz Qazi police station on Friday to file a complaint about the alleged assaults that occurred after the family returned from a religious pilgrimage earlier this month.

According to the complaint, the victim lives with her retired government employee husband, the accused son, and one of their daughters in the Hauz Qazi area. The family also has an elder daughter who is married and lives with her in-laws in the same neighbourhood.

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