The Delhi Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter for two years in the Jaitpur locality, PTI reported on Tuesday.
On April 20, the girl’s mother took her to a government dispensary as she was ill. The dispensary informed the Delhi Child Protection Unit, who took her to a police station. She then told the police she had been sexually assaulted for at least two years.
The police arrested the 38-year-old man on Sunday. He had allegedly threatened the girl against telling anyone about the incident.
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