Man arrested for raping 4-yr-old daughter, providing alcohol

The accused, Christopher (name changed), worked as a marine engineer in Dubai for five years before returning to Chennai last year. While he remained unemployed, his wife was working at a beauty parlour. On Monday, when she was out for work, Christopher allegedly consumed liquor and fed it to their four-year-old daughter. “When she was unconscious, he raped her,” an officer said.  

Christopher’s wife found the girl bleeding and unconscious in the evening and immediately rushed her to a nearby hospital. The doctors, after examining her, declared that she had been fed alcohol and raped. The mother lodged a complaint at Rajamangalam police station on Tuesday morning. A case was registered under the POCSO Act and Christopher was detained for interrogation. He confessed to the crime and is expected to be remanded on Wednesday.