Srinagar- In a horrifying and barbaric incident, a man was arrested by police on Monday on charges of raping his teenage daughter in Baramulla district of North Kashmir.
The accused, identified by police as Mohd Rafeeq Mochi of Kalantra Payeen, was arrested hours after his teenage daughter filed a written complaint at the police station Kreeri alleging that she was raped by her father before he went absconding, a police spokesperson said Monday.
On the basis of complaint, he said, a case under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Kreeri and investigation was initiated.
“During the course of investigation, after strenuous efforts the accused person was traced and arrested within hours after the complaint was received,” the spokesperson said.
The accused, he said, has been shifted to the police station where he remains in custody.
“Furthermore, medico-legal formalities of the victim girl have been conducted and further investigation of the case is in progress,” he added.
The spokesperson urged community members to cooperate with police in curbing social crimes in their neighbourhood.
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