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Rape-accused youth arrested in Doti
Raikal had reportedly looted 30,000 rupees in cash from the victim after the assault.bookmark
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Mohan Shahi
Published at : September 23, 2024
Updated at : September 23, 2024 16:09
Doti
Police arrested a youth absconding after an alleged sexual assault in Doti.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhimlal Bhattarai, Lal Raikal,38 of Adarsha rural municipality, who was at large after raping a 20-year-old girl, was arrested while performing the funeral rites of his mother on Sunday.
Raikal had reportedly looted 30,000 rupees in cash from the victim after the assault.
Mohan Shahi
Mohan Shahi is the Doti Correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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