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Man accused in rape-murder of 14-yr-old arrested
Police have arrested the man accused in the rape and killing a teenage girl five-and-a-half years ago.bookmark
Published at : June 26, 2017
Updated at : June 26, 2017 15:54
Kathmandu
Police have arrested a man for the rape and murder of a teenage girl five-and-a-half years ago.
A joint police team deployed from the Central Regional Police Office, Hetauda and Crime Investigation Department apprehended the accused Shyam Raut from Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
Raut had raped a 14-year-old girl of then Sainpu VDC of Ramechhap district on January 19, 2008. He was on the run since then.
According to DIG Ganesh KC of the Central Regional Police Office, Hetauda, Raut will be made public on Monday.
Police swung into action following a complaint lodged by the victim’s mother.
Raut had been working at a restaurant in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India.
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