Police arrested Pramod Shrestha, a 26-year-old man from Salyan Tribeni Municipality-6, on October 27, for raping a 19-year-old married girl. The victim filed a complaint on October 24th, according to the police. According to the complaint, the accused lured the victim to the Tulsipur-13 Damargaun's Jungle and raped her there. According to the accused's relatives, the victim's spouse's family was aware of the victim's extramarital affair, and the accused brought the victim to his home in Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, with the promise of marrying her.

However, after the victim's family demanded a large sum of money from the accused, and after the accused's father refused to give the victim's side 27 lakhs, the victim's family filed a rape complaint against them. Despite the fact that the victim's family was aware of their daughter-in-relationship law's with Shrestha, the accused's relatives claimed they were conspiring to extort money.