A 14-year old minor girl was allegedly raped by her father for over few months at Railway New Colony area under IV Town police station limits. The shocking incident came to light on Tuesday (28-07-2020) night after the girl was diagnosed to be into her third-month pregnancy.
According to the police, the accused works in a private company as an electrician. In the year 2016, the victims mother died due to cancer. Since then her father has been taking care of her.
Recently, the girl complained of severe stomach pain and was shifted to a hospital. The doctors confirmed that she is pregnant and informed the IV Town police since yhe girl is a minor.
Reportedly, the accused forced his daughter, who is a class VIII student in Visakhapatnam, into submission and repeatedly assaulted her sexually over the last few months. Based on the girls statement, they took him into custody before registering cases against him under POSCO act (protection of children from the offences of sexual assault). The case was later transferred to the Disha police station.