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Agriculture expert Rai convicted of child sexual abuse
The Khotang District Court to determine and announce punishment on February 7.
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Published at : January 26, 2025
Updated at : January 26, 2025 18:24
Khotang
Agriculture expert Madan Rai has been convicted of child sexual abuse by the Khotang District Court.
According to Sudip Kumar Bhattarai, information officer of the court, the bench of judge Narayan Prasad Dahal issued the verdict on January 23.
Bhattarai said the sentence would be determined in a separate hearing scheduled for February 7.
Rai was arrested in May last year. Rai, who is also the operator of the Shubhadra Madan Foundation in Diktel, was arrested on the charge of sexually assaulting female children at his institute.
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