Police have arrested 40-year-old Surya Bahadur Jirel of Jiri Municipality-5 on July 4 on the charge of raping a 14-year-old girl.

The victim's family filed a complaint to the police on July 3 reporting that the accused last raped the victim on June 3.

The accused was hired as a tutor for the victim for home tuition by her parents since February 2017.

The victim's side alleged that the accused raped the victim repeatedly.

The victim's health check-up was done at Primary Health Center Charikot on June 3.