SIRAHA, JULY 5
Locals demanded the arrest of two youths for raping a girl, who later committed suicide, at Malhaniya of Siraha's Mirchaiya today. Locals want them to be booked for abetment to suicide as well.
Local youths Bimalesh Mahara, 20, Satish Safi, 24, and a girl aged 14 were found together at midnight yesterday at a house constructed to protect crops.
When locals reached the site, Bimalesh and the girl were sleeping on banana leaves together while Satish was sleeping on the floor. Bimalesh had fled the scene after he noticed the locals coming. But they succeeded in catching Satish and the girl. They were sent home at night.
The next morning, the girl was found hanging from the ceiling with a shawl while the villagers were preparing to hold a gathering. The girl's family had allowed the police to take the body after they pledged to nab the two youths. The body was sent to the hospital for post-mortem.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 6, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
