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Man held for raping his 11-year-old daughter

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Sep 28 2019 | 3:25 PM IST

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district, police said on Saturday.

Pragat Singh, a resident of Makkasar area of the district, on Thursday asked her younger daughter to go out and then took her elder daughter in a room where he beat her and raped her, Mahila Thana police said.

The victim filed a complaint against her father on Friday following which he was arrested. A case was registered against the accused under IPC section 376 and sections of the POCSO Act, the police said.

A medical examination of the victim has been done and further investigation is on, they said.

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First Published: Sep 28 2019 | 3:25 PM IST

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