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| India man held for 'inhumane torture' of sister | India man held for 'inhumane torture' of sister |
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| A man has been arrested in India's capital accused of locking up and torturing his sister for two years. | A man has been arrested in India's capital accused of locking up and torturing his sister for two years. |
| Police and officials from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) broke into his house and rescued her in a dramatic operation on Tuesday. | Police and officials from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) broke into his house and rescued her in a dramatic operation on Tuesday. |
| The woman, whose name was not given, had been starved and was so emaciated that she could not walk, talk or even recognise people, officials said. | |
| "She is 50 years old, but she looks 90," DCW chief Swati Maliwal said. | "She is 50 years old, but she looks 90," DCW chief Swati Maliwal said. |
| "When we rescued her from the terrace, she was lying in her excreta. Her starvation is so extreme that she was unable to look after her basic needs." | "When we rescued her from the terrace, she was lying in her excreta. Her starvation is so extreme that she was unable to look after her basic needs." |
| The DCW acted after a neighbour complained. | The DCW acted after a neighbour complained. |
| Ms Maliwal said she personally accompanied an investigating team to the house but they had not been allowed to enter by the man and his wife, who turned abusive. | Ms Maliwal said she personally accompanied an investigating team to the house but they had not been allowed to enter by the man and his wife, who turned abusive. |
| They called the police to help, but they were still not allowed to enter. | They called the police to help, but they were still not allowed to enter. |
| "The police then climbed to the terrace through the neighbouring house and found the woman in extremely poor condition," deputy commissioner of police Rajneesh Gupta told the BBC. | "The police then climbed to the terrace through the neighbouring house and found the woman in extremely poor condition," deputy commissioner of police Rajneesh Gupta told the BBC. |
| They then arrested the man and his wife for complicity in the crime. | They then arrested the man and his wife for complicity in the crime. |
| Police say they are investigating why the couple had been torturing the woman. | Police say they are investigating why the couple had been torturing the woman. |