Khotang,Karani prayasle hatya gareko hoinan.
Police investigation has found that the rape charge against Rabi Rai of Jalapa VDC-4 in the district, who was murdered in the neighbouring village Kharmi, was baseless.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Gobinda Shah said that youths involved in the incident accused Rabi of raping a girl just to cover up the incident. A group of local people, including Dil Kumar Rai, Jiban Rai and Sudip Rai, are reported to have thrashed Rabi on December 9, accusing him of raping a girl while he had gone to neighbouring Kharmi VDC to attend a marriage ceremony.
Police said they arrested the accused and are investigating into the matter.
The deceased’s family members, meanwhile, said that baseless news reports about the incident has hurt them.