A man was arrested for allegedly raping his eight-year-old daughter, police said on Sunday.
The incident had allegedly taken place on Friday morning at a village in Rajasthan's Jhalawar.
The uncle of the girl on Friday evening complained to police in Jhalawar after which a case was registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act.
The girl's mother lived at her parent's place because of a dispute with her husband, police said.
He added that the minor lived with her siblings in a joint family at the village.
Her uncle had found the accused raping his minor daughter in a room of their house.
The uncle immediately rescued the minor victim while the accused arrested, police said.
The accused was arrested on Saturday and was produced before a court, which sent him to judicial custody, the police said, adding that the medical examination of the victim was conducted.
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