The District Court sentenced Keshav Dahal, 30, of Panchkhapan Municipality–1 to 25 years in prison for the raping of a nine-year-old girl. The bench of Judge Dhruvaraj Tripathi issued the verdict on August 3 and ordered Dahal to pay a fine of Rs 730,000, compensation of Rs. 100,000 to the victim, and Rs. 29,200 to be deposited into the Victim Relief Fund.
The aggrieved part filed a complaint with the District Police Office on March 28 alleging that the accused raped the minor on March 25. The accused was arrested the same day the complaint was filed, and the case was formally registered under the charge of rape at the District Court on April 12.
The health examination of the victim was done at the District Hospital on March 25.