Muzaffarnagar: The wife of an Imam of a Delhi-based mosque was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law at Dhandeda village in Muzaffarnagar, police said on Monday, adding the woman later got a divorce notice from her husband.

The woman was raped and beaten up at her house Sunday when she tried to oppose the accused, Mainuddin, SHO Jitender Kumar said. The victim's husband was not present at the time of the incident, he said, adding the woman has been sent for medical examination.