A 15-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by her father in the past several months. The girl is hailing from a village in Haryana’s Sonepat district.
Superintendent of Police Arun Nehra said on Thursday, the accused, Rajpal, had been arrested after the girl recorded her statement before a judicial magistrate in Sonepat under Section 164 of the CrPC on Wednesday.
The girl, who is a student of Class 8, in her statement, alleged that her father, a habitual drunkard, had been sexually molesting her for past several months and had threatened her with dire consequences if she unveiled it to anyone.
The victim, Rajpal, is a resident of Raipur village, had in October last lodged a complaint against four persons alleging that they had gang raped her daughter.
He had also alleged that police were unresponsive to his complaint and garnered support from a political outfit to put pressure on the force, the Superintendent of Police said.
All the four accused had been arrested and were under trial. The Superintendent of Police has ordered a fresh inquiry by a DSP-rank officer into the case.
He said Rajpal was facing eight cases of various kinds. He had also allegedly attempted to push his daughter into Prostitution.