Chandragiri youth held for paedophilia

KATHMANDU: A youth has been arrested on charge of showing his private part and an "obscene" video to a girl child, from Chandragiri Municipality-2 of Kathmandu, on Sunday.

Police arrested the 30-year-old Suresh Baniya, a permanent resident of Hetaunda Municipality-2 of Makawanpur district, currently residing at Dahachok in Chandragiri-2.

Baniya was arrested after kin of the seven-year-old victim filed a complaint that Baniya on Friday took the girl to a secluded place and committed the offence.

The victim's family had reported the case to the Balambu-based Metropolitan Police Sector today.

Further investigation is underway.