In a shocking incident in Punjab, a man allegedly chopped off the hands of the 17-year-old accused and left him bleeding on Tuesday. The man cut the limbs of the teenager who raped his 7-month-old daughter. The man was reported to have left rapist bleeding near a canal close to the Jhumba village in Bhatinda.

Both the father and rapist hailed from Muktsa’s Kotli Ablu village. The case was scheduled for hearing at the Rama Mandi village courts. According to a report, after the hearing, the father reportedly settled for a compromise and offered to drop the accused home on his motorbike.

The incident happened during the ride back to the village together, when the man stopped near the canal and tied the teenager to a tree. He then proceeded to hack both his hands off, said the police. “A few villagers heard the juvenile’s cries and ran towards the canal. They found the victim bleeding profusely and the father had fled by then,” said SSP Bathinda Swapan Sharma.

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The rape accused was immediately admitted to Bhatinda Civil Hospital by the villagers and his condition has been reported as being critical. The villagers reported to the Police about the incident. Meanwhile, the police are conducting raids to nab the father and book him under attempt to murder charges.