UP man arrested on charges of raping daughter-in-law

A man has been arrested on charge of raping his daughter-in-law at Muzzafarnagar, police said. The accused, Irfan, was arrested last evening in Bhopa police station area, they said.

The woman, 30, has claimed that her husband was missing for a long time and she was living with her father-in-law Irfan. On Thursday, he allegedly raped her and threatened her not to disclose it to anyone. Police have registered a case under rape and other charges.