India, Feb. 3 -- A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in central Delhi's Paharganj on Saturday, police said on Monday, adding that the accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody.

According to the police, the girl told investigators and counsellors that she was raped four-five times in the last 10-15 days.

The matter came to light on Saturday night when the police control room received a call from a woman reporting the assault, said a senior police officer. When the police reached the spot, they met the caller, the owner of the house where the family lived. "The woman informed the police that the girl's father, 40, originally from Bihar's Darbhanga, raped her. The victim then narrated the ordeal to the police,...