Police have arrested a 68-year-old man from Khaptadchanna rural municipality-7 in Bajhang on the charge of raping a 2-year-old minor girl. Police arrested the accused on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim's mother. In the complaint the victim's mother stated that, she caught the accused raping her daughter when she returned home after washing dish at a public tap near her house on February 24. She stated that the accused also tried to assault her when she tried to save her daughter. The victim's mother also stated that the accused tried to pressure her to settle the case at village after she reported the incident to locals. Inspector Ramesh Awasthi of District Police Office stated that a rape case has been registered against the accused and police are looking for the accused. The accused is said to be a relative of the victim.