(This story originally appeared in on Apr 4, 2017)

MANGALURU: A 45-year-old man was arrested in Mangaluru 's Sasihitlu area of Suratkal on Tuesday on the charge of sexually abusing a minor daughter who later gave birth to a girl child, Police said.The baby, however, died later in the hospital.According to the police, the minor girl (a college student) was repeatedly raped by her own father for the past several months."Last week, the victim complained about stomach pain. And when she was taken to the doctor, the incident came to light,"a senior police official said."Her father use to threaten her of dire consequences," he added.The police has arrested the accused and will face charges under the POCSO Act and IPC section 376.Courtesy: Vijay Karnataka