52-year-old man held for incest in Karnataka

A 52-year-old allegedly raped his 24-year-old daughter for 11 months at Hunasemakki village in the district and made her pregnant, police said.

The man, who had threatened his daughter with dire consequences if she disclosed it to anyone, was arrested yesterday on a complaint from her, they said.

The woman and child, along with her mother, had left the village to an undisclosed destination fearing ostracisation by the villagers, police said.