Police on April 10 arrested Executive Director of Bharatpur Drinking Water Board, 45-year-old Prajapati Dahal of Bharatpur metropolitan city-22 on the charge of sexually abusing a 19-year-old young lady.

Police arrested him on the basis of a complaint lodged against him by the victim at District Police Office Chitwan on April 10. In the complaint she stated that Prajapati sexually abused her by inviting her at his quarter on April 9 under the pretext of discussing an economic dispute between the two said DSP Durgaraj Regmi of DPO Chitwan. Police have started investigation into the incident by taking the accused into custody.