The Malvani Police arrested an auto driver for allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter on several occasions and physically assaulting his wife. The victim's mother learnt about the assault after she learnt of her husband's action towards the daughter and the fear that the eight-year-old had for her father.
According to the complainant, the incident has been taking place since the last three months, when the accused began inappropriately touching his daughter when the family was fast asleep and kissed her, making her uncomfortable. When the woman learnt of this behaviour from her daughter, she confronted her husband, but to no avail.
Recently, on Ramzan, when the woman visited her maiden home with family, her daughter asked to stay back and the woman complied. A few weeks later, when the woman went to pick up her daughter, she asked to extend the stay, and the woman did not mind as she was worried for the daughter's safety. This, however, did not go down well with the husband, who beat her up in the auto ride home and she went back to her mother's place.
A fortnight later, on May 23, she garnered courage and reported the matter to Malvani police station. While the man has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act for sexually assaulting his own daughter, following which he was arrested.
