Kanpur: Police on Tuesday arrested a man accused of allegedly raping a 40-year-old ragpicker on the roof of a dilapidated house in Fazalganj on Monday afternoon.The woman, originally from West Bengal, had been living with her family on a pavement in Darshanpurwa for the past several months and supported them by collecting recyclable waste.According to her complaint, the accused, identified as Shyamu, allegedly lured her to the roof of a dilapidated house and raped her.She alleged that when she raised an alarm, local residents rushed to the spot, but the accused managed to flee.Police later took the woman into custody for questioning and got her medically examined.Fazalganj station in-charge Dhananjay Kumar Pandey said the accused was arrested and a case was registered against him.
