Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for raping a 10-year-old girl from Kohalpur in Banke district.

Police said a case was filed against the accused  at Banke District Court on charge of raping the minor girl last Saturday.

The suspect had allegedly tried to negotiate a financial settlement with the victim’s family after committing the crime.

Incidents of sexual violence have increased in the district recently. District Police Office registered 19 rape cases and 11 attempted rape cases in the past nine months.

Woman feeds girl, 6, with dung

Police arrested a woman for force-feeding dung to a six-year-old girl on Monday in Kohalpur-3. Gita Pariyar had allegedly force-fed dung to the child for breaking a water pump, DSP Yagya Prasad Bhattarai said.