India: Father rapes minor daughter, films act on phone, gets arrested

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai from the Indian state of Maharashtra for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old daughter on multiple occasions and filming the act on his mobile phone. The teenager approached local police along with a neighbour and lodged a complaint against her father on September 24.

Reportedly, she was staying with her father after her mother's death. The police also seized seven clips of the action from the accused's mobile.

According to the complaint, the accused, molested her and later began sexually assaulting, raping her when the two were alone at home and filmed the acts. He also threatened to set her ablaze if she revealed the incident to anybody.

As reported by the Indian news source, the identity of the minor has not been revealed.

The accused was arrested on the same day and booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Information Technology (IT) Act, reportedly.

While confirming the incident, police officials said: "The girl's mother died in 2016, and she stayed with her father and 18-year-old brother. The accused never missed a chance to assault her sexually. When she couldn't handle the situation furthermore, she finally spoke about the assault with one of her neighbours, who took her to the police station to lodge a complaint."

During the probe, police had seized his mobile phone and recovered the videos in his device as evidence. The officials are now trying to learn if these videos were shared online or uploaded anywhere. The minor teen was given in custody of her relatives, while her father was placed in police custody.