A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her father at BDA Gondarmahu slums of Gandhi Nagar police station area on Sunday; accused father was arrested after victim and her mother approached police and lodged a complaint.
According to police, victim in her complaint stated that she was alone at house when her father sexually assaulted her and threatened her of life. Her mother had gone for some work when the accused committed the crime.
The victim used to live with her mother and father. Since, her father had threatened her of dire consequences, if she report the matter to anybody.
Police said that initially she kept mum fearing her father but failing to bear pressure of her father she revealed the atrocity to her mother.
The police have registered a case under section 376(2) N, 376 (2) F of the IPC and sections 5 (Z) and 5(N) POCSO Act-2012. After the case was registered the accused went absconding and was arrested later. The crime record of the accused would be searched in the further investigation.
Meanwhile, MP Nagar police have booked unidentified miscreants for stealing mobile phone at Sourya Smarak in the evening on Friday.
The victim Gaurav Patel was speaking over mobile phone and it slipped from his hands and before he could pick the mobile phone two scooter borne miscreants picked phone and escaped from the spot. Police have registered a case of theft against the miscreants and started further investigation.