India, June 7 -- Days after a 37-year-old expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district leader, her boyfriend and his aide were arrested in connection with the gang rape and sexual exploitation of the woman's 13-year- old daughter, police on Friday said that the minor was gang-raped at least eight times allegedly in presence of her mother.

The former BJP leader allegedly used to take her daughter on trips, during which she forced the minor to consume liquor and indulge in sexual acts. She even told her daughter that "it was a normal way of living", a senior police officer said on condition of anonymity.

"The minor told police that she was gang-raped eight times, every time in presence of her mother. The first such incident took place i...