Man arrested for allegedly raping daughter

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Police Monday arrested a man for allegedly raping his daughter in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Abdul Majid Bhat was arrested after his son Imtiyaz Ahmad lodged a complaint, a police spokesman said.

The spokesman said the statement of the victim and other witnesses was recorded and the girl was sent for a medical examination which prima facie confirmed rape.

Although police did not divulge the age of the victim, the spokesman said the girl was not a minor.

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