Labourer held for sexual assault on stepdaughter, 3

Ludhiana: The police arrested a man for raping his three-year-old stepdaughter on Thursday night.
The child’s mother said in her police complaint, “I work as a labourer and my daughter and younger son remain at home. After the death of my husband, I got married to the accused, who is also a labourer, a few months ago.”
Inspector Paramdeep Singh said, “On Thursday night, the complainant was yet to return from work and the accused was at home with the two children. Taking advantage of the situation, he raped the girl. On hearing the girl’s screams, neighbours rushed to their house. On finding the man raping the toddler, they nabbed the accused and thrashed him before handing him over to the police around 10pm. They also rushed the girl to a hospital.”
The accused has been arrested under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act.