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Rolpa youth arrested on rape charge from Bhaktapur

Rolpa youth arrested on rape charge from Bhaktapur

By THT Online

KATHMANDU: A youth has been arrested on charge of raping a minor in Bhaktapur, on Monday. The suspect has been identified as Purna Bahadur Budha (18), a permanent resident of Rolpa district, currently working at Swet Brick Kiln in Tathali of Nagarkot Municipality-2. It has been learnt that Budha raped a four-year-old girl who was also residing around the same brick kiln. The minor girl is said to be from Surkhet of mid-western Nepal. Meanwhile, police have sent both the suspect and the victim to Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for medical tests. Police said they are investigating into the case.