A 33-YEAR-old man in Mumbai jabbed sedatives into his eight-year-old daughter before raping her or sending her out to other men in exchange for cash or whisky.

The shocking revelation came to light after police investigated a rape report lodged by the girl's grandfather.

"The man usually traded his daughter for a bottle of whisky or Rs100 ($4)," according to police official Purushottam Gawande.

The girl is currently being rehabilitated at a children's home and counselled by psychiatrists.

The man and his two drinking buddies, a tailor and a watchman, have been charged with raping her repeatedly.

In asking that the case be fast-tracked, police have called for the father be given the death sentence.