Mumbai, August 16: A 40-year-old man was arrested in Thane on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting his eight-year-old daughter. The girl lost her mother a few years back. According to a report in the Hindu, the shocking case of incest came to light, after a Police Didi session at the victim's school took place, where female police officers educate students about the difference between good touch and bad touch. The victim was staying with her aunt and would visit her father occasionally.

An officer at Vartak Nagar Police station as quoted in the report said, “Earlier this week, there was a Police Didi session at her school in Thane. The victim, after going home, told her aunt that her father had subjected her to a bad touch around a year ago when she had visited him." The complaint was filed by the minor's aunt, who approached the Vartak Nagar police. A case was registered, and the accused was picked up from his residence on Tuesday night.

Police are looking into the matter and interrogating him to find out the number of times he has exploited the victim, and if he has targeted any other minors in the area. In 2016, Maharashtra police started the Police Didi campaign to spread awareness and educate minors about possible sexual predators around them.

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