Police arrested Anjan Lama, 21, of Bateswor Rural Municipality-1, Dhanusa on May 19, on charges of raping a 14-year-old girl.
The victim’s family stated in a complaint filed with the police that the accused raped the girl by luring her with a promise of marriage while she had come to visit Shailung in Dolakha.
According to Inspector Shreeram Timilsina of the District Police Office, the victim underwent a medical examination on May 20 at Pashupati Chaulagain Memorial Hospital, Charikot.