Bengaluru, October 22: A court in Karnataka's Bengaluru recently sentenced a 38-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor daughter. The accused not only raped his minor daughter but also impregnated her. While announcing the verdict, N Narasamma, judge of a fast-track special court, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused.

According to a report in the Times of India, the alleged incident took place between January and March 2022, when the accused raped his 14-year-old schoolgoing daughter at home multiple times. The incident came to light when the doctors asked the minor girl to undergo medical tests after she complained of uneasiness in her stomach. Bengaluru Shocker: Accused Jumps Nude From Fourth Floor of Building To Escape Police, Dies; Case Handed Over to CID.

When the medical tests confirmed that the girl was impregnated, the victim did not reveal that she was raped by her father on numerous occasions. However, the minor girl narrated her ordeal when she was counselled by her mother. The mother, shocked to hear about the incident, approached cops and lodged a complaint against her husband.

Police officials said the DNA of the fetus matched with the accused, which helped in his conviction. During the course of the trial, a few witnesses turned hostile; however, the DNA results were more than enough, which helped to convict the accused in the rape case. The court also directed the state government to pay Rs 7 lakh as compensation to the minor girl. Bengaluru Shocker: Woman Kills Mother, Brings Her Dead Body to Police Station in Suitcase; Know Why.

An officer privy to the case said that the accused father was an alcoholic who would drop his children at school. The officer also said that the accused spent most of his time at home while his wife ran a small roadside eatery.

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