A complaint was lodged against Manoj Sunar, 23, of Dullu Municipality-12 at the District Police Office on January 25 alleging that he had raped 19-year-old Karishma Karki (name and surname changed). The district court in Dailekh has ordered him to be held into custody for seven days for investigation after being arrested by the police.

Ramesh Khadka, 18, of Jajarkot in Junichand Ruralmunicipality-9 has been arrested for raping 18-year-old local Rama Thapa (name and surname changed). Dailekh Police Chief (DSP) Bhubaneswar Sah said that the court has extended the remand of the accused by arresting those involved in the rape.