Indore, India

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman with mental illness in the Indian city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday (Oct 22). The woman was later spotted roaming semi-naked on the streets, news agency PTI reported. 

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The 40-year-old woman was seen roaming semi-naked on the streets. 

The man, Sahil Soni, was arrested after the incident was allegedly captured on CCTV footage. 

Indore Additional DCP Zone-1 Alok Sharma said that the incident occurred on Tuesday and was reportedly recorded on CCTV.

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The accused is originally from Sagar and he allegedly lured the woman to a secluded area and raped her. 

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“Yesterday we got information that an unidentified woman who was mentally challenged was raped. A complaint was registered at a local police station, following which an FIR was registered in connection with the case,” Sharma said.

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The Additional DCP said that the police were alerted by a child who spotted a naked woman wandering in Neelkanth Colony around 3:45 am (local time) on Tuesday, News18 reported. 

Sharma added that a patrolling sub-inspector reached the spot and took the woman to MY Hospital in an ambulance. 

He said that Sonu was arrested while he was wearing the same clothes as spotted in the CCTV footage. 

The suspect, Sonu, was produced before a local court on Wednesday (Oct 23) and was remanded in judicial custody.

According to the investigation, the woman had "walked for about half a kilometre without clothes after being assaulted", a police officer said. 

Later, during the investigation, Sonu confessed to being under the influence of drugs on Monday evening. He further said that when he tried to leave, the woman, followed him. 

(With inputs from agencies)