A teenage girl's grandfather, father, and uncle were arrested in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sexually assaulting the minor over a period of several months, leading to her pregnancy.


The matter was brought to light after the girl, accompanied by a woman relative, approached the local Bidhuna police station on Friday to file a complaint. An FIR was lodged and investigation was launched after the girl's complaint, Additional Superintendent of Police Alok Misha told news agency PTI.


"She said her grandfather, father and uncle had been sexually exploiting her for the last several months. The girl was taken for medical examination and prime facie it has come to light that she is two-month pregnant," Mishra said.


"The accused have been arrested and were produced in a local court which has remanded them in judicial custody," he added.


The FIR was lodged under sections 64 (f) (rape by a relative, guardian or person in a position of trust or authority, 65 (1) (rape of girl below 16 years of age), 232 (threatening any person to give false evidence), among others of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The officer said that charges have also been invoked against the three accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, PTI reported.


The girl also claimed that her family members had been "frequently harassing" her due to which she and her mother had left the house a few months ago. She said they had moved to another state and had been living there, The Indian Express reported.


However, the victim and her mother couldn't reside there for much time as the accused father and uncle traced them and travelled to where they were staying to bring them back. The report also stated that the girl's mother died a few days after returning to their village home. The police are also looking into the circumstances of the woman's death.


Shortly after, the three accused began sexually harassing the girl. It was only after she confided in another relative that she mustered the courage to file a complaint against her father, grandfather, and uncle.


Further investigation and legal proceedings in the case are underway.