76-year-old man attempts to rape daughter-in-law

A middle-aged woman in Odisha's Puri district has alleged that her 76-year-old father-in-law attempted to rape her, police said on Monday.

The woman has submitted a video clip of the incident to the police, they said.

"The police have registered a case based on the allegation of the woman. Appropriate action will be taken after investigation," Pipili Police Station Inspector-in- Charge Sarat Chandar Sahu told reporters.

The alleged incident took place at Satasankha village under Pipili police station. However, it came to the fore on Monday after the woman lodged a written complaint at the police station on Sunday night. She has also produced a video clip.

The woman in her complaint alleged that her father- in-law took advantage of her husband's absence. Her husband works in the railways and stays outside the state.

"Though I have brought the matter to my husband's knowledge, he did not accepted it," the woman told reporters adding that she was subjected to physical and ..