A Mumbai court convicted a man for raping his deaf and mute 20-year-old daughter, whose pregnancy was confirmed via DNA evidence.

A 20-year-old deaf and mute woman in Mumbai was found five months pregnant in September 2025 after signaling stomach pain to her grandmother. Police investigation, hindered by her communication challenges, led to the arrest of her father after DNA tests confirmed he was the biological father of the fetus. The forensic results, released January 27, 2026, indicated he sexually assaulted her between March and September 2025. Two other individuals were initially arrested based on her identification but were later cleared. The case underscores the vulnerability of disabled individuals and the critical role of forensic evidence in such investigations.