Police on August 8 arrested 72-year-old Lekhnath Khanal of Ajirkot Rural Municipality on the charge of raping a 5-year-old minor girl. Police arrested Khanal on the basis of a complaint lodged by the minor girl's parent at the District Police Office on the same day accusing him of raping the minor girl under the influence of alcohol on August 7. Police presented the arrested elderly man before Gorkha district for further prosecution. The victim underwent a medical examination at Gorkha district hospital.