Maharashtra: Father arrested for raping 14-year-old daughter

Representative Image

Maharashtra police have arrested a man accused of raping his minor daughter in the Navgarh area of Palghar district. According to a report by news agency ANI, the minor is aged 14.

The report further stated that the cops had registered a case and arrested the accused father.

In Photos: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde addresses Dussehra rally at Azad Maidan

1 year agoPHOTO GALLERY

According to Navgarh police, the guy had been threatening and raping his daughter for several days. The accused used to take advantage of the victim when she was alone at home. When the unfortunate girl complained, he used to severely beat her.

The cops said that she had confided in her elder sister and she took the minor to a police station. "She narrated the incident to her elder sister, after which she took the victim to the nearest police station and registered a case," the police told ANI.

More details pertaining to the incident are yet to surface.

A case has been filed in Thane district, Maharashtra, against four individuals for allegedly tampering with documents connected to land acquisition for a Railways project in the Katai area, a report stated.

According to Manpada police station officials, the accused allegedly falsified records by removing a female beneficiary from the list of successors, resulting in an erroneous compensation claim of Rs 1.46 crore, depriving the victim of her fair part of Rs 48.82 lakh, a PTI report added. According to the report, the police lodged the case on Saturday.

In addition, three males were arrested in Palghar district for the alleged murder of a 30-year-old relative following an argument. On Saturday, the victim was riding pillion on a motorbike with his 23 and 31-year-old relatives in the Zari district of Talasari taluka when he questioned the excessive pace, stated a report in PTI.

According to the report, the victim and the accused got into a fight, which escalated into a physical altercation. The kid was then fatally stabbed with a sharp knife by his relatives and their 53-year-old uncle. According to PTI, the police responded to the event by bringing the deceased for a post-mortem examination and apprehending the three accused on Sunday.