GANGTOK, March 16 � Police have arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly raping his daughter in South Sikkim. A police official at Ravangla Police Station said they arrested the 51-year-old man yesterday for allegedly raping his 21-year old daughter about 14 months back.
The girl consequently gave birth to a girl child four months back, the official said. The matter remained under wraps as the incident occurred at a sparsely populated remote hamlet of Sumsi-Sokpey.
The matter came to light only when the complaint of the birth of the child was verbally reported to the police by a panchayat member who had visited the village. A case under section 376 IPC (relating to rape) has been registered against the accused. � PTI