Incident Reports

Seven held in Chitwan for gang-raping minor girls

2018-08-15

Bagmati, Chitawan, Bharatpur, Ward 11

Police have arrested seven youths for their alleged involvement in two separate gang-rape incidents which occurred at Bharatpur Municipality and Madi Municipality in the district. Issuing a notice on Monday, District Police office informed that the arrests were made in connection with rape incidents which happened on August 15 and August 16, 2018. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shiva Acharya, a 17-year-old girl of Pyuthan staying at relative’s house in Bharatpur had filed a complaint against five persons for taking her to a mineral water production plant in Bharatpur Municipality-11 at night and gang-raping her. The arrestees were identified as Yubraj Saru Magar (21) and Sainthil Dhimal (19) of Nawalpur, Akash Thapa (20) and Arjun BK (35) of Bharatpur and a 17-year-old minor boy whose name was not disclosed. Driver Akash Thapa and his assistant, the minor boy, knew the victim and lured her to ride with them. As per the complaint lodged by the victim, the suspects had gang raped her after intoxicating her. Based on victim’s account and preliminary investigation the five accused seem involved in the incident. However, the case will close after further investigation which is underway, police said.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Sexual Assault
Weapons None
Primary Cause Rape/sexual assault
Actor 1 - Number of people 5
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Raped 1
Female Raped 1
Youth Raped 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan , Local Newspaper - Rautahat , Local Newspaper - Bara

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