Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- A Faridabad court has sentenced a 48-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter over a period of two years, police said on Thursday. The child had initially told her mother and elder brother about the abuse, but neither believed her, prompting her to gather evidence against her father herself.

According to the prosecution, the girl persuaded her mother to hide a smartphone in her room and leave the house. The phone recorded an incident of sexual assault, and the footage subsequently became a crucial piece of evidence during the trial.

The court of additional sessions judge Abhishek Phutela pronounced the sentence on Wednesday, rejecting the defence's plea for len...