The victim, a Std IX student, resides with her father, stepmother and two stepbrothers.
A 17-year-old girl lodged a complaint at Warje Malwadi police station alleging she was sexually exploited by her father from December 2011. She mustered courage to approach the police with the support of her stepmother. The suspect has been arrested.
The victim, a Std IX student, resides with her father, stepmother and two stepbrothers. Her father has been slapped with charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 for rape, assault and criminal intimidation.
Senior inspector Sunil Darekar of Warje Malwadi police station told DNA, “The victim’s mother and father divorced. She and her stepbrothers have been living with her father and stepmother for the past three years. In January, her father raped her while the stepmother had gone out with her children. The father silenced the victim with threats of murder and raped her from time to time.”
He added, “On Friday night at 11, the victim was in her room. Her father, under the influence of liquor, dragged her out and raped her. When she raised an alarm, the stepmother came to know about it. The victim has several injuries and is being treated at Sassoon Hospital.”
On Tuesday, the suspect was produced before a court and was remanded in police custody till March 25.
Charges filed in riot case
The Sahakarnagar police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against seven suspects for the murder of Baiju alias Pramod Baban Navghane in Dhankawadi. The police slapped the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against seven suspects, besides murder and rioting charges under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
On October 21, Navghane was brutally murdered in Dhankawadi.
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