Patna: Keonjhar police Wednesday arrested a man for raping his minor daughter. Patna police station IIC Somanath Jena arrested the accused and produced him in a court today.
The cops have conducted medical tests of both accused and the victim at Patna community health centre.
Health condition of the victim is stable, police sources informed.
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According to a source, the victim was raped when her mother had gone to a farmland on some work.
The accused father allegedly raped his seven-year-old daughter Monday under influence of alcohol. Wife of the accused had lodged an FIR at Patna police station Tuesday afternoon in this connection.
Patna police had filed a case (No.-101/20) under Section 376 A, B, C of IPC as well as POCSO Act and were probing into the matter following which the accused was arrested.
The incident has sent shockwaves in the area.
PNN
