Bengal

Kolkata: A man was arrested early on Saturday for allegedly raping a specially-abled woman in the Port area of South Kolkata.

Police said the accused, identified as Md. Yeasin, a resident of Bagdi Para Road in Ayub Nagar under the jurisdiction of Nadial police station, was arrested around 6:35 am from outside his residence.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred around 12:15 am on Saturday when the accused allegedly sexually assaulted the woman.

Upon receiving a letter of complaint late at night, Nadial police registered a case under Section 64(2)(k) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — which pertains to the offence of rape committed against a woman suffering from mental illness or physical disability — and initiated an investigation.

Police sources said all legal

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