Minor girl alleges rape by father in Rajasthan

Jodhpur: A minor girl was allegedly raped by her father in Jalore district of Rajasthan and her brother committed suicide after he came to know about it through an audio clip wherein she is purportedly narrating the whole episode to her aunt, police said on Sunday.

The police have begun investigation into the matter after the 32-minute audio clip went viral on Saturday.

On the same day, the girl's brother committed suicide by jumping into the Narmada canal in the Sanchore area of the



district, a police officer said.

The girl's father had fled from home before a police team reached there, the officer said, adding that a hunt for him was on.

According to the police, the statement of the girl was being recorded.

In the purported audio clip, the girl tells her aunt that on one occasion her father took her in his car on the pretext of buying her a mobile phone and raped her.