Police on April 16 arrested a 71-year-old elderly man on the charge of raping a 17-year-old teenager. Police arrested him on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim on the same day at District Police Office. In the complaint the victim stated that the elderly man who is a relative uncle of the victim had been raping her repeatedly since the past 6 months. Inspector Bijaya Kumar Singh of DPO Syangja said that the victim underwent medical examination at district hospital. Police are further investigating on the incident.