Man in Rourkela detained after daughter alleges sexual abuse

Rourkela: Odisha Police detained a man in Rourkela after his 15-year-old daughter alleged that he was sexually abusing her, a senior officer said on Wednesday.

In a written complaint to police, the girl has accused her father of sexual abuse for the past seven months, reported PTI.

She has alleged that everything was happening in the knowledge of her mother. The girl has been kept at the Rourkela Government Hospital for medical verification.

“We have registered a case at the Plant Site police station and have detained the father of the girl,” Rourkela Superintendent of Police Mukesh Bhamoo said.

“Nothing can be further said about the incident unless we get the medical report,” he said.