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Guwahati: A man has been accused of sexually abusing his 17-year-old minor niece in Baksa, Assam.

As per reports, the accused has been identified as Laxmikant Das, 60, a resident of Simla in Baksa.

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The minor is reportedly now pregnant.

It has been alleged that the uncle had been abusing her sexually for a long time and it was only revealed after the family found that she was pregnant.

The minor’s mother has filed an FIR against Das for allegedly abusing her sexually.

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A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) has been registered and Das was arrested from Badulipara in Baksa.

An investigation is being carried out further.