"The accused identified as Dashailal Uike sexually assaulted his 15-year-old daughter at his house in Badhaiyakhedi village on Monday when she was sleeping alone in her room, while her mother and sister in another room", said Bargi police station in-charge Purshottam Pandey.
Uike was arrested today after the girl and her mother lodged a complaint against him yesterday under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
"Medical examination of the victim confirmed rape", said investigating officer Sushmita Niyogi.
According to the victim, Uike committed the act after threatening to kill her if she resisted his advances.
"Uike initially tried to mislead the police saying he mistook his daughter for his wife as he was under the influence of alcohol", police added.