On Saturday (17th August), the police arrested a Muslim man for raping his underage daughter for over a year. The incident took place in Bijnor city of Uttar Pradesh.
He raped his 17-year-old child multiple times during the course of a year. The accused was apprehended after his wife filed a complaint with the police on Friday (16th August).
The development was confirmed by Circle Officer Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi. The accused was confronted by his wife about the sexual abuse of their daughter, following which he pronounced the instant triple talaq,
The wife then lodged a complaint with the police with the police, post which a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him. The man was arrested on Saturday (17th August).
He was booked under relevant provisions of BNS and the Prevention of Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. It had come to light that the wife of the accused learnt about the sexual abuse perpetrated on her minor daughter 2 weeks earlier.
The victim had confided in her mother about the heinous crime. Prior to his arrest, the accusedhad raped his daughter under the pretext of applying oil to her hair. He had also intimidated his underage victim into silence by threatening to kill the other family members.