BAJURA, JULY 16
A man in Bajura's Budhiganga Municipality, who had sexually abused and impregnated his own daughter, has been sentenced to life.
Besides handing down life sentence (25 years in prison) to the incestuous father, aged 67, the District Court of Bajura has also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, as per the Clause 219 of the Muluki Criminal Code 2017. The court delivered its verdict yesterday.
The incident came to light only after the 14 year-old victim became pregnant. Following the revelation, an incest case was filed at the District Court against the rapist father on 6 August 2020.
The victim was a six grader and fell prey to her father when she was alone at home and her mother had gone away to tend their cattle.
According to the victim, she was forced to keep mum about the abuse she had faced due to the threats from her father.
The rape case was revealed when she reached out to a local health post following abdomen pain. It was then she was told that she was pregnant.
As per the family source, the foetus was then aborted.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 17 2021, of The Himalayan Times.
