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Widow: Man arrested for raping his widow | News from Chandigarh

Mohali: Mohali police have arrested a man who allegedly raped a widow on the pretext of marriage. The rape survivor also accused the man of physically torturing her. Police produced the accused before a local court and got him remanded in custody for a day for further interrogation. The woman was working in a private company where she met the accused for the first time.

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