India, July 2 -- Three members of a Jharkhand family were arrested after a blind minor girl was allegedly raped by her father and two brothers in Bariatu area for three years, while her mother helped them to hide the sexual assault, police said on Wednesday.

The minor had confided in a neighbour, who took her to the police station to record her statement on Monday.

"An FIR was registered on Tuesday. Following confirmation of the allegation, the girl's father, mother and a brother were arrested," a police officer said.

Police said that the mother had allegedly got her daughter's pregnancy aborted twice. "The girl said that she was taken for abortion twice and threatened dire consequences by family members in case of revelation of the fa...