Accused Sentenced for Seven Years Imprisonment for Rape

  February 14, 2025 By: INSEC

The District Court sentenced 27-year-old Damodar Khaikala Magar of Ghorahi, Sub-metropolitan Citi-1 to seven years in prison for the crime of raping a 19-year-old woman. The bench of Romakanta Gyawali convicted the accused on February 14 along with ordering him with a fine of Rs 320,000, and Rs 1,300 to be paid to the victim relief fund, as per Registrar, Damodar Ghimire. The aggrieved party had filed a complaint at the District Police Office on December 23, 2023, alleging that Magar had raped the victim on December 21, 2023.

The health examination of the women was done at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences on December 23. The police arrested the accused on the same day, December 23.

 


Jayanarayan Pun