Bhopal, Nov 13 (PTI) A 78-year-old woman beggar was allegedly raped by a man in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city, police said on Sunday.

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The police on Saturday arrested the 37-year-old accused for the incident that took place in Habibganj police station limits last month, an official said.

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The victim and the accused used to beg on the streets and sat near a temple where they were given food by devotees, Habibganj assistant commissioner of police Virendra Kumar Mishra told PTI.

The victim used to live in a hut close to the temple, while the accused slept on a footpath nearby, he said.

The accused allegedly raped the elderly woman on the intervening night of October 26 and 27. Based on a complaint, a case was registered against him, the official said.

According to police sources, the woman used to treat the accused like her son and used to give him food as well.

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