New Delhi, December 07: A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter thrice reportedly at the instigation of her step-mother.
The 15-year-old victim, who managed to flee her house in Jamia Nagar and contact police with the help of an auto driver on Saturday, was produced before the child welfare committee on Monday and sent to the shelter home Prayas. The step-mother has also been arrested.
According to sources, the girl, who lost her mother at a young age, was staying with her aunt at Okhla. “On November 15, the father, the owner of two kebab shops, and his second wife went to Okhla and forced her to come with them. She was allegedly beaten up the same evening by them and the father also tried to molest her. A neighbour called the cops but they did not register a case as it was only a case of physical abuse. The girl’s father was counselled and the girl told to compromise,” said a police source.
–Agencies