NEW DELHI – A 38-year-old Indian man was given life imprisonment for rapinghis minor daughter who he had gotten pregnant twice after she was raped byhim. Incidents of rape occurred three years ago in Kolkata, according to apublic prosecutor. A court in Maharashtra delivered the verdict of the casetoday.
The man forcibly brought his minor daughter to Mumbai and raped her severaltimes. He had left his wife and his two other children at Kolkata where thefamily resided, the court was told.
The victim had given birth to two children, of which one survived and theanother died within 15 days of birth.
Following a complaint, the man was arrested and a DNA test of both thechildren born to the victim were matched with that of the victims’s father,the court said.
The prosecution examined around 12 witnesses and the judge taking a seriousnote of the incident convicted the accused.
The victim is currently lodged in ‘Bal Sudhar Griha’- an observation home.
Additional District Judge N R Pradhan, in his order, convicted the manunder section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and under Protection ofChildren from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.