Police have arrested Balram Sapkota, 72, of Dudhekuna in Bhanu Municipality-10 and his 16-year-old grandson on October 18 on charges of raping girls of age nine, 11 and 12 years.
The victims had lodged a complaint against the accused at the District Police Office on October 18. The victims were raped on June 29 and July 19, respectively.
According to the INSEC representative, DSP Yuvaraj Timilsena of the District Police Office said that it took time for the incident to come out as the accused had threatened the victims.
He said that the accused were arrested on the same day by the police from Purkot Police Station after receiving a complaint of the incident and the accused were remanded in custody by the district court for further investigation.
The victims were examined at Damauli Hospital on October 19.