In an appalling incident, a 45-year-old man has been taken into custody along with his wife for allegedly raping their daughter in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.
However, the couple had denied charges claiming that she was trying to implicate them over their objections to her relationship with local youth.
As per media reports, a survivor is an 18-year-old girl who alleges being raped by father, twice within 16 days of Covid-19 lockdown period. The first assault was committed on March 26 around 2 pm when the accused grabbed her while she was working in the kitchen, said police quoting her statement.
He tied her to the bed while mother stuffed a piece of cloth into her mouth. She stood mute spectator while he raped saying it would only make things less painful after marriage, said sources.
Later, they locked her inside a room so that she could not inform the police. On April 10 she escaped and reached her aunt’s house, but the accused took her home where she was raped again.
She was rescued by police after her elder sister rang up 1098 toll-free number operated by crime against women cell, said sources. The girl has shown bite marks on her cheek and ligature marks on her wrist, narrating ordeal she went through.
She was youngest among three daughters. “We have detained the couple following her complaint. Her statement would be recorded before the magistrate,” said Morena SP Asit Yadav told a leading portal.
“Parents have a different version. We will have to seize corroborative evidence including the clothes that she wore on the day she was raped,” said the officer.
The girl told police her father had been trying to molest her since she was in High school. He had made similar attempts on her sisters too. Investigations are underway. Accused is said to be a retired school education department officer.
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