Police have arrested 28-year-old Mahesh Dhungel of Itahari sub-metropolitan city-1 on the charge of raping an 18-year-old girl.

Police arrested him on February 26 on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim's family at Area Police Dharan on February 24. They stated in the complaint that, Dhungel repeatedly raped the teenager by taking her to his home and hotel since December 11, 2018. They also stated that he raped her after she refused his frequent request to have sexual intercourse with her. The victim underwent medical examination on February 24.

Jay Krishna Yadav