NEW DELHI: A 39-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping his mother in Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area after she returned from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, police said on Saturday.The woman, along with her 25-year-old daughter, approached the Hauz Qazi police station and accused her son, identified as Md Firoz alias Suhel, of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions this month, officials added.“The woman stated that she had travelled to Saudi Arabia on July 25 with her husband, aged 72, and their daughter for pilgrimage. During the trip, her son allegedly called on her husband’s phone and accused her of having a ‘bad character’, demanding that his father return immediately to Delhi and divorce her,” a senior police officer said.

On August 1, after the family returned home, the accused allegedly assaulted his mother and tried to attack her again the following day. Fearing for her safety, she moved to her elder daughter’s in-laws’ house for some time, the complainant told police.“She further alleged that on August 11, when she returned home around 9.30 pm, her son insisted on speaking to her privately. He then locked her in a room, threatened her with a knife and scissors, and allegedly raped her,” the officer added.Out of fear and shame, the woman initially kept silent and started sleeping in the same room as her daughter, police said.However, around 3.30 am on August 14, the accused allegedly assaulted her again, after which she gathered courage and approached the police.A case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS, and an investigation is underway, officials added.The accused is a graduate but currently unemployed, while the complainant is an illiterate housewife married to a retired government employee.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)(With inputs from agencies)