A special POCSO court sentenced a 37-year-old father to 25 years of imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter on April 4. The accused, the father of three children, was living with his mother and his brother. The accused used to sexually assault his daughter and had threatened to kill her if she shared the incident with anyone. The entire trial was completed in 9 months and four days.

The incident came to light on May 4, 2021, when the victim, a student of 7th standard, missed her periods, her grandmother also witnessed that she was keeping quiet and not talking much at home. When she (grandmother) inquired about her being quiet, the victim revealed that her father was forcibly committing sexual assault on her for the last year.