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A 27-year-old man on Sunday was arrested from a village in Khowai district in Tripura for raping his 10-year-old niece.

The man was arrested after the victimโ€™s mother lodged an FIR with the police.

In her FIR she said that her sisterโ€™s husband had raped her daughter in Saturday while she was away for work.

The perpetrator has been identified as Mithan Tanti.

โ€œWe arrested him a few kilometres away from his home. He will be produced before a court soon,โ€ reported Hindustan Times quoting Kamala Murasingh, the investigating officer.

Earlier this month, a 48- year-old man was arrested for raping his 9-year-old neighbour in Khowai district.