A man raped her daughter at Banka in Krishnapur Municipality-2 of Kanchanpur district on Tuesday.

The man raped his 14-year-old daughter while she was sleeping in her room, police said. There was no one in the house when the incident occurred yesterday afternoon.

The incident come to light after the victim lodged a complaint at the Area Police Office, Jhalari, saying that she was raped by her father when her mother was not in the house, Inspector Mohan Saud said.

Based on the complaint, police swung into action and arrested the victim’s father.

‘A rape case has been filed against the man and investigating into the incident,” Inspector Saud said, adding, “After filing the complaint on Wednesday, the victim has been sent to a hospital for medical check-up.”

He said that the victim has been kept at the safe house of the Jhalari-based Community Service Centre. Inspector Saud said the victim is in normal condition.

Earlier, in the first week of March, a girl was raped while she was going to school in Khalla Dhaiya of Krishnapur Municipality-4.

A youth of the same village raped her by taking her to a community forest. She was found unconscious later.

A week after the incident, a four-year-old child was raped in Punarbas Municipality-4. According to police, she was raped by her neighbor.

In the second week of April, two children aged nine and 10 were raped by their neighbour in Bhimdutta Municipality-10. A youth of the same village raped them by luring with money.

Five children have been raped during a period of two months in the district.