A 55-year-old man and his&nbsp;19-year-old son were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping&nbsp;and making pregnant their 17-year-old relative in Vasai in&nbsp;Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said.
According to police, the victim girl has been staying&nbsp;with the accused, a resident of Jambulpada, because her father&nbsp;is an alcoholic.
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The accused allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, a&nbsp;student of class 8, between January and June this year, a&nbsp;Valiv police station official said.
The accused have been booked under various sections of&nbsp;the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for rape, molestation and under&nbsp;the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,&nbsp;he added.&nbsp;
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