*Man held for raping daughter, confesses to killing fourth wife*

Fifty-year-old Mohammad Abdullah Shaikh has been sexually assaulting his 13-year-old daughter for the past eight years. After facing murder threats from her husband for years, his first wife finally gathered the courage to approach the Mumbra police and register a complaint against Shaikh when he raped his daughter once again on January 4. Thereafter, the cops registered a case and arrested the accused. After being produced in court, he was sent to police custody till January 22. However, during interrogation, the accused even confessed to have killed his fourth wife. The cops are trying to gather evidence in the matter and investigating the case further.

A case has been register at Mumbra police station under sections 376 (2) (I), 504 and 506 (2) of IPC and relevant sections of the POCSO Act, 2012.