A 38-year-old man has been arrested by the Valiv police for allegedly raping his 14-year-old niece and molesting her elder sister. A Vasai court has remanded him into police custody till December 18.

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On Saturday, the accused allegedly raped his niece and threatened to kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone.

However, when the younger niece revealed the incident to her mother, the elder one, 16, said that she too was molested, after which a case was registered against the uncle.

A police officer from Valiv police station said: "We have registered the case under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 354 (molestation), and under relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. When we produced him in court, he was remanded to police custody till December 18. We are investigating further"