Man molests minor daughter for year, arrested

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">GANGTOK, :</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif"> In a shocking case, a 14-year-old girl in Namthang area of Namchi district was allegedly molested by her father for at least a year. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">According to police, the victim mustered the courage to report the heinous crime to the police, detailing the horrific experiences she endured at the hands of her father. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">“At around 10 pm on January 4, the victim turned up at Namthang police out post in a distress condition. She was then taken to district hospital at Namchi for medical examination. During her medical examination, she narrated before the attending doctor that on the evening of January 4, around 8-9 pm, her father molested her nearby her house after which she fled and proceeded to Namthang police out post.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">The girl further revealed that her father had been molesting her since one year back. She does not know the exact date and time but her father used to touch her private parts inappropriately whenever there was no one at home, the police said. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">Based on her complaint, an investigation was launched and medical examinations were conducted for both the victim and the accused at the district hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">The accused father has been arrested and the case in under investigation, the police said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">The minor girl has been placed under the care of the one shelter home duly informing District Child Protection Officer.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">A case under Section 09/10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the accused on Sunday.&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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