Ludhiana, March 9 -- A Sarabha Nagar resident was booked for allegedly molesting his 16-year-old daughter when she was changing clothes, officials said, adding that the accused pushed the minor into the backseat of his car to take her to an 'undisclosed location'.

Police said the minor jumped out when the car met with an accident. The minor said she raised an alarm and the accused managed to escape.

Following a complaint by the 16-year-old, the division number 5 police registered the first-information report (FIR) and took up an investigation.

In her complaint, the girl said she started living with her father in March 2024 after moving out of a hostel. The minor alleged that her father used to thrash her while he was in an inebriated s...