Area Police Office Dhalkewar arrested Thana Prasad Bhattarai, a 77-year-old resident of Majhi Tol in Mithila Municipality-10 on the charge of sexually abusing a seven, eight and a 10-year-old girl on July 22. The victim girls accused Bhattarai of sexually abusing them while they were going to pick mangoes in his orchard.

The incident became public after the victims went home crying and told their parents about being sexually abused. According to the police, the victim's side had lodged a complaint against the accused at the Area Police Office Dhalkewar.