GHAZIABAD: A 23-year-old man, a daily wage labourer , was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an 82-year-old woman in Loni Border area . Police said the accused was in an inebriated state when he committed the crime.Both, the woman and the accused, live in the same building in rented accommodations. The woman was sleeping on the roof of the building at the time incident on Saturday night, police said.The accused has been identified as one Monu. SHO (Loni Border) Rojant Tyagi said, “He is a vagabond and alcoholic. He is booked under section 376 (rape) and sent to jail. A medical examination of the woman has been done, which confirmed the rape.”Tyagi said the woman lived with her son and his family in the rented accommodation . The accused was also living with his family. On Saturday night, the woman went to the roof of the house to sleep after having dinner with the family members, who remained back in the room. She was alone on the roof.After returning home, Monu, who was quite drunk, went to the roof and saw the elderly woman sleeping. He allegedly raped her after covering her mouth. As Monu was trying to flee from the spot after raping her, the woman raised an alarm and gathered his family member and the neighbours.Monu was subsequently overpowered by the crowd, which gave him a sound thrashing at the spot itself. Later, a call was made to the police control room and the accused was subsequently handed over to the police.Next day, the woman’s relatives filed a written complaint against the accused.“The condition of the woman is stable. She had suffered some injuries on her face and one her private parts,” said a police official.