Beed, February 11 A 13-year-old daughter of a migrant sugarcane worker was allegedly raped by a man in Beed district, Maharashtra, after he threatened her, the police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered against the accused, Suraj Kharat, and a search is underway to locate him, they said. The girl and her family members, who are from Parbhani district, had migrated to Beed for the sugarcane harvesting season. The first incident took place on January 14 this year in the Surdi area of Kaij tehsil, while the second assault occurred on February 8 in another village. The accused used weapons to threaten the victim, the police said. The matter came to light when the victim informed her parents, who then approached the police and filed a complaint at the Yusuf Wadgaon police station on Tuesday night, the police said. A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and under charges of rape, according to the police.
