Court Sentences 13 Years for Rapist

  August 18, 2016 By: INSEC

The District Court of Surkhet has ordered to sentence Bhim Bahadur Saru Magar,30 of Lekhgaun VDC-6 for 13 years on charge of finding him guilty on raping 15-years-old mentally retarded  girl.

A single bench of District Court judge Krishna Jung Shah has given a verdict regarding the case on August 16.

The victim’s party had lodged a complaint at police office on January 9 on accusing him of raping a girl on January 2. The accused was arrested on  same day by police and lodged a case against him.

Meanwhile, the court has also ordered to sentence victim’s mother for one month on charge of giving a false letter of confession. She gave a false statement in letter of confession with the intention to free the accused despite of police complaint and health check up proof according to the court. She was sentenced for one month on charge of giving false letter of confession.


Durga Thapa