FATHER HELD FOR RAPE AS WOMAN DELIVERS STILLBORN BABY

PANCHKULA : A man was arrested on Friday on charges of sexually exploiting his 21-year-old daughter, a fact that was revealed after she delivered a stillborn baby at the civil hospital in Sector 6 on Friday.

The women’s police station at Sector 5 was informed about the matter after the hospital staff felt something was amiss. While being questioned, the victim revealed her father had been repeatedly raping her, resulting in the pregnancy.

The SHO of the police station, Neha Chauhan, said though the woman maintained that no other member of the family was aware of her plight, there were many gaps in her statement. “She says her mother did not know about the rapes even though she was in the ninth month of pregnancy,” Chauhan said.

The victim could not be questioned further as she was recovering from the birth. “We will record her statement again in a couple of days after she’s better,” Chauhan added.

The accused will be produced before the local court on Saturday. According to SHO, the family lives in Abhaypur in Sector 19 and did not appear to be economically backward as the accused worked in a kitchen appliance company. The victim has four other siblings.

MAN BOOKED FOR IMPREGNATING COUSIN

MOHALI : Police have booked a Zirakpur man for allegedly raping and impregnating his 21-yearold cousin. The victim, who works as a domestic help in AKS Colony, Zirakpur, told the police that she was out to buy milk around 9pm on March 26, when her paternal aunt’s son dragged her to his room, raped her and threatened to kill her and her family. The crime came to light when the victim visited a doctor after falling ill, who discovered she was pregnant.