Police have arrested 26-year-old Dhruva Rai of Sabhapokhari rural municipality-6 Sankhuwasabha on the charge of sexually abusing and raping two minor girls in Shivapuri rural municipality-8 of Nuwakot.

Rai, who had been working as a reconstruction mason since past few years in Nuwakot raped an 11-year-old minor girl on Friday while she was alone at her home. He also sexually abused another 9-year-old minor girl on Saturday by dragging her to a field. The victims were found to be siblings. The incident came to light after the victims' told about the incident to their mother in bed, revealed Inspector Bishnuhari Phyuyal of District Police Office Nuwakot.