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