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Gujarat: Father allegedly raped daughter twice when mother was away

The father has been arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter.

Sentinel Digital Desk

Rajkot: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped twice by her father at Talana village in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. The accused was arrested by the police after his wife filed a complaint against him on Tuesday.

The crime took place when the girl's mother had gone to her native place in Madhya Pradesh and the accused allegedly raped the girl twice on November 1-2. She went into depression after the incident.

A police officer was quoted as saying, "After the crime, the girl sank into depression and stopped talking to her family members. Upon her return when her mother asked her as to what had happened, she complained of stomach ache and confided her sordid tale to her."

After hearing her daughter, the mother filed a complaint against the accused, following which he was detained.