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One held for raping 8yo girl in Rautahat

One held for raping 8yo girl in Rautahat

By Prabhat Jha

Illustration: Ratna Sagar Shrestha/THT

RAUTAHAT: Police said that they have arrested a man on charge of raping an eight-year old girl in Rautahat on Tuesday. The suspect has been identified as Bharat Sah (30), a permanent resident of Laxminia VDC-2, Rautahat. Sah preyed on her on Saturday evening, according to the Rautahat District Police Office. After the alleged victim's family filed an FIR against the suspect, the Garuda-based Area Police Office arrested him. The suspect was presented before the Rautahat District Court in Gaur and remanded in custody, according to DSP Nabin Krishna Bhandari.