Bareilly: A resident of Dhanari has been booked for allegedly raping the widow of his brother for three years on the pretext of marrying her.The rape survivor lodged an FIR against the accused on Wednesday after he denied marrying her.In her police complaint, the rape survivor stated that her husband had died of prolonged illness around three years ago.“After my husband’s death, my in-laws held consultations with my parents and other senior family members and asked me to live with my brother-in-law, who is younger to my husband. I have been living with him since then. When I asked him and my in-laws to give legal status to our relationship, he denied accepting me as his wife. He has exploited me sexually for more than three years,” she alleged.Station house officer (SHO) of Dhanari police station RP Singh said, “An FIR under sections 376 (punishment for rape) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) has been lodged. The woman will be produced before the magistrate to record her statement on Friday. After that we will take further action in the matter.”

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