The Derabish police in Kendrapada district on Monday arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly raping his minor daughter.
Later, the accused was forwarded to court and sent to judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected.
Derabish PS IIC Umakant Nayak said they arrested the accused based on the FIR lodged by the man’s wife. The accused had raped his 15-year-old daughter several times in December and also tortured her.
After the victim informed her mother about her ordeal, she approached police. They have booked the accused under relevant sections of the IPC and POSCO Act and forwarded him to court, said Nayak.
Notably, the man had married the widow of his elder brother and she had a daughter. The accused had earlier allegedly raped his niece too, who had left home and was staying with her uncle, the IIC said.