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A 90-year-old widow, who is even a cancer patient, was sexually assaulted in Kerala. The incident took place in Kadakkal near Kollam in south Kerala on 14th of this month, but came to light today.

The woman did not have any children and since the death of her husband 20 years ago, she has been living alone. After the issue was out to the public, the state human rights commission has filed a case suo motu and asked the police to submit a report in a week. 

The police said that, the accused broke the door open at night and assaulted the woman at knife point. She even suffered injuries in the scuffle. The neighbors and Panchayat members asked her to maintain mum, after she alerted them the next morning. But a social worker came forward and alerted the police, who registered the case. 

After the doctors confirmed the sexual assault, Kollam rural SP Ajitha Begum said, “We have recorded the victim’s statement and identified the accused. We will also book those who tried to hush up the case and denied her treatment.”