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15-year-old girl raped in Myagdi
A 15-year-old girl from Beni Municipality-5 of Myagdi was raped by two men at Ghar in Annapura Rural Municipality-6 on Monday.A 15-year-old girl from Beni Municipality-5 of Myagdi was raped by two men at Ghar in Annapura Rural Municipality-6 on Monday.
Police said the incident took place when the victim and her younger brother were on their way to a relative’s house on a tractor. Krishna Prasad Baruwal, ward chairman of Annarpurna 6, said after the siblings got off the tractor, local youths chased the victim and raped her in a gorge. The victim’s brother ran away from the scene.
Police arrested two suspects. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bir Bahadur Budha said Nabin Pariyar and Arjun Pariyar of Ghar were arrested on charge of rape. “The victim has been sent to Police’s Women and Children Cell after conducting a medical test in the District Hospital,” said DSP Budha.