A boy and his elder brother of Gaurganga municipality have been arrested by police on the charge of attempt to rape the boy’s wife.

The 16-year-old girl filed a complaint of an attempt to rape against her 17-year-old husband and 23-year-old brother-in-law.

Meanwhile, the chair of a community forest users committee in ward no. 11 of the municipality was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to settle the case with the police. Birkha Dhami, the committee chair was arrested by the CIAA office in Kanchanpur.

Further investigation into the matter is underway, DSP at the District Police Office, Dakshya Kumar Basnet said.