New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother on two occasions in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area, with the victim telling police her son claimed he was "punishing" her over suspicions that she had an extramarital affair years earlier. The elderly woman, accompanied by her 25-year-old daughter, approached Hauz Qazi police station on Friday to file a complaint about the alleged assaults that occurred after the family returned from a religious pilgrimage earlier this month. On July 17, the woman, her husband, and younger daughter had travelled to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage. Eight days later, whilst they were still abroad, the accused telephoned his father, asking them to return. Concerned by his frantic calls, the family returned to Delhi on August 1. Upon their arrival, the accused allegedly assaulted his mother. "He made me remove my burqa, locked me in a room and beat me up. He told my husband that he had spoilt me," the victim told police, according to an officer quoted the complaint. Frightened by the violence, the woman left home and stayed with her elder daughter. She returned on August 11, when the situation escalated further. According to a police officer, the victim alleged that around 9.30pm that day, the accused told other family members he wanted to speak with his mother privately. "He locked her in the room and raped her. He said that he was punishing her for her previous conduct," the officer said. On Thursday, the accused allegedly entered the room and sexually assaulted her again. Police registered a case under Section 64 (rape) of the BNS. htc...