Deoria(UP), Oct 24 (PTI) Deeply distressed by the alleged rape of his six-year-old daughter, a man allegedly died by suicide here on Friday, a police officer said.

The incident occurred under the Khukundoo police station limits in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district.

According to the police, the victim and his six-year-old daughter were living with a friend, a resident of Maharajpur village, in a rented accommodation for the past two months.

Police said that on Tuesday night, while they were asleep, the friend allegedly raped the child.

The father woke up during the incident. Upon seeing the act, he allegedly attacked his friend with a knife, injuring him on his neck and private parts, police said, adding that the accused is currently receiving treatment at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur.

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