Police arrested Mohan Bahadur Chand,23, of Pancheshwar Rural Municipality-4, Baitadi on May 8 on charges of attempted trafficking of a 22-year-old woman to India and raping her. DSP Ishwori Prasad Bhandari of the District Police Office, Achham, informed that the accused, who had been absconding, was hiding at a relative’s house in Layati, Panchadewal Binayak Municipality-5, and is currently under investigation.
The aggrieved party filed a complaint against the accused at the District Police Office, Achham, on January 17, 2025, stating that Mohan Bahadur Chand took the woman to India on November 13, 2024, attempted to traffic her, and raped her.
The health examination of the victim was done at the District Hospital, Achham, on 17 January.