Area Police Office Mirchaiya on September 12 arrested 45-year-old Ghema aka Ramchandra Sadaya of Karjanha Municipality-3 on the charge of raping a 13-year-old girl on August 26. 

The victim's mother told the INSEC representative that the complaint was lodged late as the locals were trying to reconcile in the village. She said that she had lodged a complaint at the Area Police Office, Mirchaiya on September 12. 

The victim underwent a health examination at District Hospital Siraha on September 12, said Santulal Prasad Jaisawar, DSP of Area Police Office Mirchaiya.