Man arrested for raping, impregnating 16-year-old daughter in Gadag
Gadag (Karnataka), Apr 9 (PTI): A 51-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating his minor daughter, police said on Wednesday.
The matter came to light on Monday after the 16-year-old girl was taken to hospital by her mother after she complained of swelling in legs, they said.
After scanning and blood tests, the doctor confirmed to the victim's mother that her daughter was 31 weeks pregnant. When the woman confronted her daughter, she revealed that her father was allegedly sexually abusing and raping her over the past one year when no one was at home. He also threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed it to anyone in the family, a senior police officer said.
"Based on the victim's mother's complaint at Mulagund police station, we registered a case of rape and threat under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and arrested the accused father on Tuesday," he said.
The girl has been given counselling and further decision will be taken after a thorough medical examination, police said.
The victim has an elder sister aged 20 who is working as a nurse at a hospital here and a younger brother who is studying in class 5, police said, adding further investigation is underway.
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Ornaments, cash worth Rs 25 lakh stolen from Shiva temple in UP's Barabanki
Barabanki (UP) (PTI): Silver ornaments, cash and CCTV equipment worth around Rs 25 lakh were allegedly stolen from the Avsaneswar Mahadev Shiva temple in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki, police said on Thursday.
Temple committee president Sanjay Giri said the thieves, wearing monkey caps, allegedly broke the lock of the main gate behind the temple and entered the premises around 3 am on Tuesday.
They removed the silver canopy installed above the Shivling, the silver covering around it and other silver ornaments, besides cash kept in the donation box.
The thieves also took away the CCTV recording to avoid identification, he said.
The theft came to light on Wednesday morning when priest Shivam Giri reached the temple and found articles scattered and the donation box broken and empty.
On receiving information, the circle officer and the Haidergarh station house officer reached the spot and initiated an investigation.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Southern) Ritesh Singh and a forensic team also inspected the site and collected evidence. Singh said a case has been registered against unknown persons and the assessment of the stolen property is underway.
Superintendent of Police Arpit Vijayvargiya said three teams of the crime branch have been constituted to crack the case and the culprits will be arrested soon.
