Two youths arrested in Bhojpur rape case

BHOJPUR: Police in Bhojpur, on Sunday, reportedly arrested two youths for their involvement in the rape of a teenage girl.

The arrested have been identified as Rojan Sundas (20) of Taksar Kotdanda in Bhojpur Municipality-12 and his aid Khemraj Damai (28) of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-2 in Sunsari district.

According to Bhojpur District Police Office, Sundas raped the teenager at his home, at around 4:00 am on Sunday. Damai had allegedly persuaded the girl to go with him to visit Sundas in the wee hours.

The DPO detained the duo based on the report lodged by the victim's family.

Meanwhile, with the district court's extension of the date, the DPO has taken the accused in police custody for further investigation.