This Article is From Jul 15, 2022

Man Rapes, Strangles 10-Year-Old Daughter To Death

The police have arrested the 34-year-old accused for the crime that took place on Thursday, senior inspector C R Kakade of Bhiwandi town police station said.

Man Rapes, Strangles 10-Year-Old Daughter To Death

Her body was sent to the government hospital for post-mortem.

Thane:

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death by her father in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

The police have arrested the 34-year-old accused for the crime that took place on Thursday, senior inspector C R Kakade of Bhiwandi town police station said.

According to the police, the accused allegedly raped the child and later strangled her to death with a piece of cloth.

Her body was sent to the government hospital for post-mortem and a case under sections 376 (rape) and 302 (murder) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered, the official said.

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