Rautahat, June 14

Police arrested a teenager for taking a minor girl hostage and raping her for days, in Rautahat.

Acting on a tip-off, a team deployed from Gaur District Police Office raided Chanda Guest House in Ward No 5 of Gaur Municipality and arrested a boy identified as Chandan Dube,19, of Ward No 3 of the same municipality, last night.

Four days ago, a 16-year-old girl from Gujara Municipality was waiting for her kin at Gaur Bus Park. Chandan sweet talked her into accompanying him to a nearby hotel, where he raped her for two days, before shifting to a guest house. According to police, the boy exploited the girl giving her a false assurance of marriage.

The court has remanded him to seven days in custody.

Even consensual sex with a minor girl is considered rape according to Nepali law.