Mumbai, October 14: The Uttar Pradesh police recently arrested a man for allegedly raping his minor daughter in Aligarh district. The accused, aged 40, reportedly raped his 17-year-old daughter in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district. In her complaint, the accused's wife said that her husband tortured her and even forced her to lick unwashed dishes.

As per a report in the Times of India, the incident came to light after the victim's mother approached cops and lodged a complaint against her husband. The woman, in her statement to the police, also said that her husband has been doing wrong things with their daughter for nearly five years. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Four-Year-Old Girl Raped, Murdered in Farrukhabad District, Accused Arrested.

'I Did Not Tell Anyone About It out of Fear'

The woman also claimed that her husband beats her up whenever she protests. The woman said that her husband did not allow her to eat or drink and threatened to kill her. "I did not tell anyone about it out of fear," the woman told cops. A video related to the incident showing the woman licking the unwashed dishes has also gone viral on social media.

After the incident came to light, the police arrested the accused, who had been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). Cops also said that the accused, a daily wager, was sent to jail after being arrested. Meanwhile, the victim has been admitted to a hospital for treatment. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Man Brutally Thrashed in Middle of Road in Jewar, Three Accused Arrested as Video of Assault Goes Viral.

In a separate incident which took place on Tuesday, October 10, in Bareilly, a 17-year-old girl lost one hand and both her legs after she was hurled before a train here by a youth for objecting to sexual harassment. The girl suffered multiple fractures in the incident that took place in the CB Ganj area of Bareilly City.

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