Ludhiana, March 26 -- Police have booked an Uttar Pradesh native for allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter and then fleeing after being confronted by his wife.

In his complaint to the police, the victim's mother said that she went to see his sister in Delhi on March 21, leaving her 13-year-old daughter and husband back home. On March 22, her daughter made a phone call to her after borrowing a mobile phone from one of the neighbours. The girl alleged that her father has raped her and asked her to return home.

The complainant added that she immediately called on her husband to enquire and that the accused admitted his crime and apologised. She returned home on Sunday and confronted her husband over his caper. He apologised again and l...