Man arrested for raping and impregnating his 17-year-old daughter

An official said, “The accused was arrested early last year in a case of theft and subsequently in a case of rape. He was in jail until November 2023 and went home after being released on bail in these cases.”

According to police, the 40-year-old noticed that his wife had left the house and went to her mother’s house. His underage daughter lived with his (the defendant’s) mother.

“The accused has been sexually abusing her since then,” an official said, adding, “After each sexual assault, the accused threatened her with dire consequences. Since she had nowhere else to go, she did not even tell his mother about her ordeal.”

However, police said earlier this week that the girl had complained to her neighbor about severe stomach pains and was taken to a government hospital.

The girl was examined and it turned out that she was seven months pregnant.

“The hospital administration informed us and a case was registered under Section 376 (2) (N) (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,” an official said.

The accused was subsequently arrested, police said, adding that the girl is still in hospital and is receiving treatment.