Guna, Feb 23 (PTI) In a shocking incident, a handicapped man allegedly killed his 14-year-old daughter after she turned down his advances and raped her corpse at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, police said on Wednesday.

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The police have arrested the 40-year-old accused, who is a resident of Jaita Dongar village in Bajranggarh police station limits, superintendent of police Rajiv Kumar Mishra said.

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The accused had on Tuesday lodged a police complaint that his minor daughter had gone missing from home, following which a probe was initiated, he said.

During the investigation, the accused's neighbours informed the police that the victim was last seen with her father on Tuesday afternoon, the official said.

On interrogation, the accused broke down and confessed that he had taken his daughter to Damdoli forest around 12 pm with the intention of raping her, he said.

However, when the girl threatened to inform other family members, the accused allegedly strangled her and then raped the corpse, the official said.

Based on the information provided by the accused, a police team was sent to the forest and the body was recovered, Mishra said, adding that forensic evidence was also collected from the spot.

The accused has been booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murder and rape, he added.

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