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A woman has been rescued after her husband locked her in their toilet for one-and-a-half years in India. 

The 35-year-old, who was kept in a 3ft by 3ft lavatory for the past 18 months, was rescued by police and welfare officers in the village of Panipat, a city north of Delhi, on Tuesday. 

The woman's husband, Naresh Kumar, has been arrested by local police on suspicion of locking her away.