Man gets 43 years in jail for raping minor daughter

S Kamaraj (51) of Arasangudi village in Tiruverumbur had also been convicted in a murder case previously. Kamaraj had been sexually assaulting his 13-year-old daughter since June 2013 by threatening her to keep mum.

In 2014, the girl developed some physical problems and informed her mother regarding the past incidences. Subsequently, the girl underwent a medical examination that confirmed she was pregnant and the doctors said termination of the foetus would be dangerous. The girl’s mother lodged a complaint with the Tiruverumbur All Women police station on December 31, 2014.

Following the complaint, the police who registered a case under various sections including under the POCSO Act arrested Kamaraj. Meanwhile, the 13-year-old was delivered of a girl baby at Kasturi Bhat hospital in Dindigul in March, 2015 and the baby was handed over to an adoption centre run by the hospital. However, the baby died due to various complications in June 2015.