Surat: Police arrested a 35-year-old man for raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter multiple times in the past one year. The accused allegedly threatened to kill the survivor’s siblings if she complained to anyone about his act. However, fed up of the repeated sexual assaults, the minor informed her mother and later they contacted the police.
Police arrested the accused immediately after the complaint was registered. The accused has been booked for rape and sexual assault under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. During the medical examination it was confirmed that the minor has been raped.
The woman got married to the accused around eight years ago. Meanwhile, since last one year the accused started raping her daughter.