03 October,2020 08:53 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Dombivli police arrested a man for allegedly trying to rape his nine-year-old daughter. An FIR has been registered against the accused and further investigation is underway. According to police officials, the victim's mother is suffering from tuberculosis for the last one year.
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When her condition deteriorated, she shifted with her daughter to her mother's house nearby, a police official said. The accused, who works as a daily wager was alone at home and had no job. The girl would visit both the houses but would stay with her mother at night, reports Hindustan Times.
Suresh Aher, senior police inspector of Ramnagar police station said, "On Thursday, the girl went to her father's house to play. The accused was asleep, though on seeing the girl he woke up, locked the door, and allegedly tried to rape her. The girl, however, managed to escape from his clutches and ran to her grandmother's house. She narrated the incident to them here grandparents, who later registered a complaint."
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The Ramnagar police registered a case under IPC 376 and several sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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