Police arrested 50-year-old Raju Ansari from the Malekhu area of ​​Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-3 in Dhading, on the charge of raping a 15-year-old girl on April 7.

The relatives of the victim had lodged a complaint at the Area Police Office, Gajuri on April 8  alleging that Ansari, a labourer from India, had repeatedly raped the girl while she was alone in the room threatening her and tying her legs. The medical examination revealed that the girl was seven months pregnant and she had the abortion on April 8.