Man held for raping daughter

New Delhi, January 15: A 40-year-old man has been arrested for raping his minor daughter in New Delhi, police said Saturday.

Madan Pandey, who worked as a domestic help in R.K. Puram area of south Delhi, was arrested Friday.

"Pandey raped his daughter, aged 16, Friday evening when his wife was out of the house for shopping," a police officer said. "He then threatened his daughter of dire consequences if she complained to anyone".

However, the girl reported the incident to her mother, who went to police.

In her complaint, Pandey's wife said that her husband was behaving in an obscene manner with their daughter for the past few days.