Man, His Son Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Raping Intellectual Disabled Minor Daughter

A father and his son have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for allegedly raping the man's intellectually disabled and underage daughter on various occasions for the past several years in Bhivandi, Thane, Mumbai, India.

According to Special Public Prosecutor Sanjay More, the 52-year-old man and his 25-year-old son have repeatedly assaulted the minor girl at their home since 2017. The victim was reportedly barely 15-year-old when the horrifying recurring abuse began, NDTV reported.

The incident came to light when the girl complained to her neighbors after she became pregnant. Following this, Good Samaritans helped the girl lodge a complaint against the two accused at the Kongaon Police Station in Bhiwandi. The two suspects were subsequently arrested.

According to More, they had examined nine witnesses, including the survivor, to prove the case against the accused. The judge pronounced them guilty of various offenses punishable under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and imposed a fine of US$65 (5,000 Indian Rupees) each on the two convicted rapists, News18 reported.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a father has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on April 5, for allegedly repeatedly raping his own minor daughter when she was barely 13 years old from 2020 to 2021 in Mumbai, India, Latin Times reported.

The 13-year-old victim reportedly lived in a cramped and small room with seven to eight family members, including her grandparents, uncle, father, and two younger siblings. The frequent abuse finally came to light on May 4, 2021, after the girl’s grandmother noticed something suspicious about the victim's menstrual cycle and questioned her about it. The distraught young girl revealed that her father had forced himself on the teen several times in the past year.

The victim narrated that her father was usual under the influence of alcohol when the recurring abuses transpired. Following this, the grandmother filed a case against the 37-year-old father. He was subsequently arrested and brought before the court to face rape charges. However, the accused has denied the accusations against him.

According to the accused's court-appointed lawyer, the house where the victim and the accused were staying was too small for any person to commit any such crime, without getting noticed by others in the room. The lawyer also claimed that the girl's allegations are false, claiming that the supposed victim was mad at her father for forbidding her from talking and hanging out with her male friends.

However, the court found no substance in the defense. The suspect has been found guilty and sentenced to 25 years behind bars.