Agartala, July 19 -- A 75-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing his daughter-in-law in Tripura's Gomati district, police said on Saturday.

A case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Friday based on a complaint filed by the survivor's mother.

Police officers said that the complainant alleged her daughter had been subjected to physical torture and sexual harassment by her father-in-law for a long time, while the rest of the family remained silent.

The officers added that the survivor's husband had died by suicide on Thursday. The following day, local villagers thrashed the man, garlanded him with shoes, and later handed him over to the police.

"The accused w...