Police have arrested Mukesh Sardar, 24, of Arariya, India, in accusation of trying to kill a four-year-old girl after raping her. The accused has been temporarily living in Katahari Rural Municipality. He was arrested on November 21, 2021.
DSP Deepak Shrestha of the District Police Office told INSEC that the initial investigation showed that the girl was raped on November 20 after which the accused had tried to kill her by hitting her with a stone.
DSP Shrestha further said that the accused had taken the victim to the stream nearby and raped her when her parents were not around.
The victim’s father told INSEC that their daughter was found in a semi-conscious state on the bank of a nearby stream when they searched for her after returning back home.
The injured victim is being treated at a hospital in Morang.