Udupi: Father Charged with Raping Daughter, Arrested
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Mar 16: A father from Malpe, who has been charged with raping his teenaged daughter repeatedly since a year, was arrested by the policemen of Malpe police station near here on Monday March 15. He has been identified as Sheshappa Bhandary (41), who runs a hair dressing saloon in Malpe.
Bhandary’s daughter, who happens to be a tenth standard student, fell down while attending the class on Monday, due to nausea and giddiness. When she was referred to the doctor, it was found that she was in the family way. Allegedly, the girl was being raped by her father repeatedly since about a year. After the neighbourers, who came to know about this development, informed the policemen, the police personnel arrested Bhandary.
Superintendent of police, Pravin Madhukar Pawar, and other senior police officers visited Malpe. Investigations are in progress.