Surat, September 11: The police apprehended a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter twice, according to a complaint made to 1098 Childline Services. Himanshu Vaghela, the defendant, threatened the child that he would kill her mother if she ever complained about his conduct to her.

The teenager had travelled to Somnath in August with Vaghela and her mother, who is 37 years old. When the girl's mother left the hotel room to get ice cream, Vaghela reportedly sexually assaulted the child there. Later, on September 2, while her mother was not there, the accused raped the youngster at her house in the city. The accused attempted to touch her several times during the previous few days. Delhi Shocker: Man Rapes Minor Girl After Sedating Her With Cold Drink in Gurugram, Threatens and Blackmails Victim; Arrested.

The minor was terrified and feared that the accused would do some harm to her mother. Hence, she did not go to her mother but approached a friend, a police officer at Jahangirpura police station told TOI. The friend dialled the 1098 helpline and informed the authorities about the sexual assault. The child councillors also sat down with the victim to get a full picture of her ordeal.

According to initial information, the victim's father died in 2014, following which the mother-daughter lived alone. Her mother later developed a

friendship with Vaghela, who is unemployed. Mumbai Shocker: Man Rapes Three Minor Sisters on Pretext of Giving Them Noodles in Byculla; Arrested Under POCSO Act.

Previously, in the Darjeeling area of West Bengal, close to the India-Nepal border, a 68-year-old man has been detained for allegedly raping a girl for over a month, according to police. The incident, which occurred in the Khoribari neighbourhood, came to light when the class 5 student told her mother about it, after which she filed an FIR.

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