Police on November 11 arrested 37-year-old Hari Bahadur BK of Mahalaxmi Municipality-4 Chanuwa on the charge of attempting to rape a 27-year-old woman.

The victim's family had filed a complaint against BK at District Police Office Kanchanpur on Monday, November 8 accusing him of trying to rape the woman on the evening of the same day. Police arrested BK from his home on the basis of the complaint, informed DSP Dipak Kumar Raya of DPO Kanchanpur.

The victim underwent a medical examination at district hospital on November 9 according to acting medical superintendent doctor Pujan Bishwokarma.