Shillong, July 8 -- Meghalaya Police have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter, police said today.
The accused Stoning Kharphuli was arrested last night by the Special Cell of East Khasi Hills from Syad village under Umsning police station in Ri-Bhoi district after evading arrest for several days.
The sexual assault came to light on July 1 when the mother of the victim took her to a health sub-centre in the village and learnt that her minor daughter was pregnant, Vivek Syiem, the district
police chief of East Khasi Hills, said.
Syiem said the victim had revealed to her mother that her stepfather had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions.
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