The Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting his 8-year-old daughter. The accused also beat her up with a stick and threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone, a police official said.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, the accused first assaulted the girl in August and continued the abuse till September 22. In the beginning, the minor girl did not reveal it due to fear, however, on Tuesday the victim narrated her ordeal to her mother, who approached the police. "We arrested the accused immediately after receiving a complaint from the victim's mother," an officer from Bangur Nagar police station said.