Police arrested 43-year-old Harilal Damai of Kanchan Rural Municipality-1 on the charge of raping a 7-year-old girl. The victim's side lodged a complaint at Area Police Office, Saljhandi on January 21, stating that the accused raped the victim on January 20. Inspector Kamal Pariyar said that the accused was arrested on the basis of verbal information provided by the victim's side. The victim underwent a medical checkup on January 21 at Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal.