India, Aug. 21 -- A 23-year-old hearing and speech impaired woman was allegedly raped by an unidentified suspect late Monday night in Loni after she stepped out of her house, the police said on Wednesday, adding she is also undergoing treatment at Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi.

Police registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 64(2)(k) for rape of a woman suffering from mental illness or physical disability at Loni police station on Tuesday following her family's complaint.

"My daughter is unable to fully speak and listen. She is also undergoing treatment at IHBAS, Delhi, as she also has mental weakness. She stepped out of our house around 7pm on August 18 and was found near Nithora vil...