Two separate rape cases have been registered at MIDC police station, Andheri (East), where a father and brother-in-law of the respective victims have been arrested. Police said that both accused are alcoholics, and had committed the crimes under the influence of alcohol. The perpetrators are labourers, the police added.

In one case, MIDC police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly raping his six-year-old daughter at his residence. On Friday (July 3) evening, the accused’s wife had left home for an errand. The accused allegedly drank alcohol when his wife was away, and raped their daughter.