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Man arrested for raping step daughter

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Press Trust of India Ranchi
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old step-daughter for the last seven months, police said today.

A woman neighbour helped the police in arresting accused Mahendra Sonar.

Sonar was married to a woman in Giridih. He later came in contact with a divorced woman here and fathered two children -- a three-year-old boy and six-month old daughter, they said.

The accused allegedly raped the divorced woman's 14-year-old daughter from her earlier marriage.

Following the victim's claim that Sonar had been raping her for the last seven months, the neighbour informed the police and he was arrested.

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First Published: May 06 2013 | 11:45 PM IST

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