16-year-old girl raped by her father in Chattisgarh

A minor girl was allegedly repeatedly raped and impregnated by her father, who later arranged her delivery at a hospital by using forged documents to show her as an adult and married, in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, police said on Wednesday.

The newborn son of the 16-year-old girl, who had also allegedly been forced to undergo an abortion on one occasion, was later sold to another person, they said.

After the matter came to light on Monday, eight persons, including the teenager’s father, aunt and a nurse, have so far been arrested in connection with the case, they



said.

The alleged abuse began in 2023 after the minor’s mother separated from her husband, leaving their three daughters with him, a police official said.

According to the complaint, the 38-year-old father allegedly raped the girl, the eldest of the three sisters, at the house of a relative within the jurisdiction of the New Rajendra Nagar police station in 2023 and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone.

The accused allegedly continued sexually abusing her, following which she became pregnant, the official said.