Bathinda: A 19-year-old girl from a poor family has accused her maternal uncle of repeated rape. The matter came to light after she was found seven-month pregnant. The family lodged a complaint at the Model Town police post on Saturday. The police have recorded the victim’s statement and registered a case against the suspect. The victim claimed her uncle visited them during Diwali last year to enquire about her ailing brother. He stayed there for a few days. When her mother took her brother to hospital, her uncle allegedly raped her and recorded a video, she claimed. After days of repeated rape, he threatened to upload the video on the social media if she raised the alarm. A few days ago, the victim fainted in the market and her mother took her to the hospital, where doctors said she was seven-month pregnant. ASI Baljit Singh said efforts were on to arrest the suspect. TNS