Police arrested a 65-year-old man for raping a mentally ill woman in Paikgacha upazila of Khulna on Friday morning.

The arrestee is identified as Md Sabur Sardar, a resident of Shyamnagar village of the upazila.

Quoting family members of the victim, Ejaj Shafi, officer-in-charge of Paikgacha police station, said the accused Sabur raped the mentally ill woman on February 17.

Sabur surrendered before police after the victim's brother-in-law filed a case with the police station accusing him.