Police in Kanchanpur have detained a 12-year-old boy after he raped a three-year-old girl in Bhimdutta Municipality-12 on Sunday evening.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Krishna Raj Ojha said the boy was taken into custody based on a complaint filed by the girl’s parents.   

The girl was admitted to Mahakali Zonal Hospital in Mahendranagar for treatment. In July 27, 13-year-old Nirmala Pant was found raped and murdered in the same municipality. Police are yet to arrest the perpetrators behind the incident.

A high level team formed by the government to probe into the case had found serious investigative lapses. The team has recommended the government to suspend several police officers involved in Nirmala rape and murder case, including the then district police chief, SP Dilli Raj Bista Bhatta.

Police arrest two suspected rapists

HETAUDA: Police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in separate rape incidents in Makwanpur district. Police on Sunday held Dipak Bhandari, 30, on charge of raping a 40-year-old woman in Hetauda Sub-metropolis-11. Bhandari had allegedly raped the woman on Saturday evening. In another incident, Sundar Lo, 38, of Makwanpurgadhi Rural Municipality-2 was arrested for allegedly raping a 43-year-old woman on Friday. Police said the woman, who tried to commit suicide by ingesting poison, was undergoing treatment.