Representative image PALANPUR: A father of two daughters was arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl living in his neighbourhood in a village of Idar taluka in Sabarkantha on Monday night. Police arrested Kanti Manat, a farm labourer in his 30s, from Ganthiol village about 12 km from Idar town. The accused was hiding there after committing the crime, said police. Manat was charged for abduction and rape under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. According to police, the incident came to light on Monday when somebody informed the police about the 11-year-old girl who had gone missing. “When we reached the village we found the girl crying outside her house. Upon inquiring, the girl revealed that her next-door neighbour Manat had lured her with chocolate and mobile phone,” said police.