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HARIDWAR: A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her father on Wednesday night when the girl was alone at their home in Haridwar . Police have registered a case and sent the girl for medical examination. Police are also trying to nab the accused who is still absconding.

Police said that the incident came to light on Thursday morning when locals called the police.

Amarjeet Singh, SHO of Jawalapur police station, said, “Our teams reached the spot on receiving information. We asked the girl’s mother to register a case into the matter. Following which, the girl’s mother and relatives gave a written complaint and we registered a case against the accused Qasim , 45, under section 376 (rape), 511 (Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment) of Indian penal code and POCSO act. We are trying to nab the accused.”

The accused tried to rape the girl when she was alone in their Ahbab Nagar Colony house on Wednesday, but she managed to escape and later informed her mother. When the matter came to light, the girl’s mother and relatives beat up Qasim but they didn’t want to register a case. The accused is a labourer and has three children. The victim is the youngest in the family, police said.