Police arrested 60-year-old Khum Bahadur Budhathoki of Dhakana in Phulbari VDC-5 on January 22 on the charges of raping a 5-year-old girl. The family of the girl accused Budhathoki of raping the girl after taking her to a nearby jungle giving her oranges on January 7. According to DSP Krishna Prasai, the parents of the victim filed a complaint at the Area Police Office Tulsipur on January 21 after the girl told them about the incident the same day. The medical check-up of the girl was conducted at the Rapti Zonal Hospital on January 22. DSP Prasai said that a rape case would be filed against the accused at the District Court on January 24.