Man arrested for raping 15-year-old daughter for more than a year

A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping his 15-year-old daughter for more than a year in Raipura village. Bhagwanlal Lodha has been accused of raping his minor daughter by threatening to kill her with an axe if she reported the matter to anyone, police said.

Later, when she got pregnant, her sister informed her maternal grandfather about it, after which the matter was reported to the police and the accused was arrested, Guna's Superintendent of Police (SP) P S Bisht told reporters.

Her mother had died sometime ago and the accused took the advantage of the situation by raping the minor girl.