BSF jawan arrested for daughter's rape

Ranchi, May 1 (UNI) A Border Security Force constable hailing from West Bengal, has been arrested on charges of allegedly raping his daughter here.

The 17-year-old victim, now undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, came with her father to appear for an engineering entrance test.

The accused, identified as R K Behra(45), was arrested yesterday following the complaint and remanded in judicial custody.

Police today said, both the accused and victim reached here on April 29 from North Dinajpur district in West Bengal, and stayed a hotel near the daily market.

The hotel staff took the girl to the hospital the next day as she fell unconscious while revealing her father's crime, the police said.

The girl had also tried to commit suicide by consuming pesticide and is recuperating.

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