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4 held in connection to Mahottari gang-rape
Police have arrested four individuals in connection to a gang-rape incident that took place at Aurahi in Mahottari district on June 11.Police have arrested four individuals in connection to a gang-rape incident that took place at Aurahi in Mahottari district on June 11.
Two weeks after the incident, police on Friday made public the accused—Sunil Sah, 22, Aniket Yadav, 20, Ramesh Pajiyar, 21 and Suresh Yadav, 20 of Aurahi-2—following an investigation into the case.
One of the accused, Sah, was captured by the locals soon after the incident. He was identified by the victim, which led to the arrest of other three suspects on Thursday.
The locals beat up Sah following his capture and clashed with the police for over four hours when they intervened and took the accused to safety.
According to initial investigation, the accused individuals had taken the victim to a barren land after beating her and raped her taking turns, informed DSP Raj Kumar Lamsal.
Meanwhile, the victim is gradually recovering from the trauma with the help of a counseling expert deployed from Police headquarters, said kin of the victim adding that they are feeling some sense of relief that they will get justice following the arrests of the perpertators.