New Delhi:
A 25-year-old PhD scholar at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his 13-year-old sister-in-law, police said on Sunday.
The man was arrested on Saturday night after the minor alleged she was sexually assaulted by him for the past few years.
Police said the girl, who lived with the accused, was taken to a hospital on Saturday evening after she complained of stomach ache.
During the medical check-up, she was found to be two months pregnant.
The doctors informed the police and the accused was arrested.
Police said they were informed by doctors that this was the second time the girl had become pregnant. She got pregnant a year ago but underwent an abortion.