Ratlam, Apr 16 (PTI) A 38-year-old man, arrested on charges of raping his minor daughter, allegedly committed suicide inside a police station lock-up in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, an officer said on Thursday.
The accused was arrested on Wednesday night and found hanging from a toilet pipe at the Namli police station, 15kilometers from the district headquarters, on early Thursday morning, he said.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDOP) Kishore Patanwala said the man hanged himself using pyjama strings.
He said the deceased’s 16-year-old daughter filed a rape complaint at the police station on Wednesday, leading to his arrest hours later.
Rural Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vivek Sonkar said a probe has been ordered into the accused’s death. PTI COR MAS RSY
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