Police arrested a 16-year-old teenager from Panchthar on the charge of attempting to rape a 10-year-old girl. Police informed that the boy was arrested on the basis of an oral complaint filed by the victim's family at the police. The victim's family reported that the teenager tried to rape the minor on 31 December while she was walking home. The victim under-went medical check-up the following day on January 1. Officer of District Child Welfare Committee Saraswati Siwakoti said that they were preparing to register a formal complaint against the accused.