On Thursday evening, police arrested a 17-year-old boy and a 29-year-old man, both from ward 1 of Thakurbaba Municipality, on the charge of raping a 17-year-old girl.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Tulsiram Aryal, information officer at the District Police Office, Bardiya, the boy has been charged with rape, and the man has been charged with helping the accused and orchestrating the rape.

The victim has been sent for a medical examination. Further investigation regarding the incident is going on, said Aryal.