Dailekh District Court has sentenced Keshav KC, 21, a resident of Kuikana of Narayan Municipality-1 to 13-year jail term for his involvement in raping a seven-year-old girl on December 28.

A single bench of justice at the district court Narayan Prasad Dhital gave the verdict today. The court has also ordered to provide Rs. 100000 as compensation to the victim minor girl.

Relatives of the victim girl had filed a complaint of rape and attempt of murder against KC at District Police Office on August 21, 2011. Police arrested KC and remanded him in custody of district jail on September 4, 2011.

Locals of Narayan Municipality-1 had taken control over KC on the allegation of raping a local seven-year-old minor girl from Dhungekhani Narayan Municipality-7 on August 21 and handed him to the police same day.

Locals had found unconscious, blood stained and naked body of the minor girl in a ground nearby Gopanpani Tap in Narayan Municipality. The girl was treated in Dailekh District Hospital and Nepalgunj based hospitals.