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Man arrested for raping mentally challenged minor
The accused was presented at the District Court on Friday and has been remanded into judicial custody by the court.bookmark
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Published at : May 10, 2024
Updated at : May 10, 2024 19:05
Lamjung
On Thursday night, police arrested a 46-year-old man from ward 7 of Madhyanepal Municipality on the charge of raping a 14-year-old mentally challenged girl.
According to Police Inspector Thaneshwar Chapai, information officer at the Lamjung District Police Office, the girl was allegedly raped by the man in a local forest on Thursday afternoon, and the arrest was made after victim’s relatives filed a complaint.
The accused was presented at the District Court on Friday and has been remanded into judicial custody by the court.
Further investigation into the case is going on, said Chapai.
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