Police arrested Rahul Mallah Sahani, 20, a YouTube-viral tourist guide from Tilauri, Kapilvastu Municipality-6, on 2 December from Kapilvastu on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl.
The victim filed a complaint at the Kapilvastu District Police Office on 1 December, stating that the accused had raped her on 30 November at the Tilaurakot Palace area of Kapilvastu Municipality-3, where she had gone for a visit. The victim underwent a medical examination at Kapilvastu Hospital, Taulihawa, on 1 December.