Absconding rapist arrested

BHIMDUTTANAGAR: A man absconding after raping a 14-year-old girl has been arrested on Tuesday.

The suspect has been identified as Dambar Singh Thapa (40) of Lali VDC, Darchula district.

Thapa was arrested from the Jhulaghat checkpoint on the Nepal-India border.

Thapa was on the run after committing the crime in December last year.

The victim had filed a complaint to the police against Thapa after the incident.

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