A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old daughter of his second wife in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, the accused initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that the minor girl was kidnapped by three men on December 24 who raped her at a hillock in a village in Bhiwandi taluka, an official said.