A youth has been arrested on charge of attempted rape on 10-year-old girl in Bahaduramai Municipality-5 in Parsa district on Wednesday. According to Parsa District Police Office, 23-year-old Mani Bhusan Pandey had asked the minor, who was returning home from school, to take away her goats which were tied at his home, before pouncing on her. Taking advantage of the situation, Pandey had latched the door from inside, before committing a heinous crime, police said. However, Pandey manged to flee the scene after the victim screamed for help before the neighbors could gather around the incident site. Later, Pandey was apprehended by the Dakaila Police in the district today. The victim is under going medical treatment at the Narayani Sub Regional Hospital in Birgunj Metropolitan City. Meanwhile, the investigation into the case is underway, police said. The news of the rape case came to the fore within a month of another similar incident in the district, wherein a 10-year girl was brutally, repeatedly, raped. With rise in number of rape cases across the nation, people from all walks of lives have clamoured for stern actions against those found guilty of raping minors. Moreover, the lawmakers in Province 3 have also sought death penalty against those people found guilty in a heinous crime like raping minor recently. As per the Muluki Ain/Civil Code of Nepal, anyone found guilty of raping a minor under 10 years is liable to 10–15 years imprisonment. At least 6–10 years jail sentence for raping a minor girl of 14 years of age or above but below 16 years, as stated in the Muluki Ain. Likewise, Five to eight years jail sentence for raping a woman of 16 years or above but below 20 years and five to seven years for raping a woman of 20 years or above. Similarly, the husband, who commits a rape with his wife shall be liable to imprisonment for a term ranging from three months to six months, reads the Civil Code of Nepal.