Police arrested 31-year-old Dal Bahadur Pariyar of Dharan Sub-metropolitan-6, Sunsari on June 24 on the charge of raping a 17-year-old girl from Likhupike rural municipality-2 Solukhumbu having intellectual disability-2.

Police arrested him on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim's family at District Police Office Sunsari on June 24. In the complaint, the victim's family stated that the accused raped the girl on June 23.

The victim underwent a medical examination at the district hospital Falpu on June 24.