46-year-old woman, on February 1, filed a complaint of rape at the Ramechhap District Police Office against 24-year-old Prakash Budathoki stating that Budathoki raped her on January 31 in Kudurasa Jungle of Khandadevi Municipality-3. Budathoki is the inhabitant of ward number 6 of the same municipality. 

The victim has accused Budathoki of raping her in a secluded jungle while she was heading towards her aunt's house to attend a marriage ceremony. She further stated that the accused tried to kill her by running the motorcycle over her but she escaped by hopping to a truck that happened to pass nearby. Shitkha Area Police arrested the accused on February 1 and sent him to Ramechhap District Police on the same date, said Inspector Tekendra Poudel. The victim underwent a medical examination on February 1.