Man Rapes, Impregnates 14-Year-Old Daughter While Wife Was Away

A man in India was accused of raping his 14-year-old daughter in an intoxicated state while his wife was away from home.

The incident, which took place in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, came to light Thursday when the girl was taken to hospital after complaining of stomach ache. At the hospital, doctors told the family she was pregnant.

The accused, a 49-year-old man who was married and had three daughters of which two were married, was absconding, police officer Madhava Rao told media outlet the Hans India. The victim is the third child of the accused.

The man, who was in-charge of guarding a mango orchard, raped his daughter in January. On the day of the incident, the victim's mother was on her way to a village from the mango orchard for supplies. Local media said the victim had told her mother about her ordeal after she returned home. But, the father threatened to kill both the mother and daughter if they told anyone about the incident.

On Thursday, the victim's grandparents filed a complaint with the local police after learning about the sexual assault. The victim's parents fled after they found out about the police case, Samayam Telugu reported [Google Translate showed]. The police said the couple had switched off their cell phones, and a search was underway for both the father and the mother.

According to a report by the National Crime Records Bureau in December 2019, rape cases in India had doubled in the last 17 years. The report also stated the accused were known to the victims in 93.1 percent of cases reported in India in 2017.

Last week, a man was accused of raping and impregnating his 12-year-old niece. The incident took place in the state of Tamil Nadu. The girl's family learned about the sexual assault after the victim was taken to a hospital with severe abdominal pain. Doctors told the family that the girl was eight months pregnant. The girl told her parents she was raped by her father’s elder brother nine months ago. The family immediately filed a police complaint. The accused was taken into custody on charges of rape.