The arrest was made from Outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area yesterday night, they said.
The victim is a student of Class 7 and her father was sexually assaulting her for over a year now.
Medical examination of the victim has confirmed rape. An NGO has been called in to counsel the girl, they said.
A case has been registered against the victim's father at Sultanpuri police station.
A similar incident was reported today in the Aman Vihar here where a man allegedly raped his minor stepdaughter for six months, police said.
The victim is a student of Class 6.
"The accused used to assault her when everyone in the house would sleep," said a police official.
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