Police in Jhapa district arrested a man on charge of raping a 13-year-old minor girl from Arjundhara Municipality-3 on Thursday afternoon.
The accused has been identified as Lok Bahadur Shrestha (45), a local resident of the same municipality in the district.
Shrestha and 48-year-old Om Ghatani, a local resident of the same place allegedly raped the minor. Acting on a tip-off, security personnel deployed from the Sanischare-based Police Office nabbed Shrestha.
Search is on for absconding Ghatani, informed the police.
Meanwhile, a youth has been arrested on charge of raping a 14-year-old minor girl from Parsa district on Thursday morning.
The name of the 18-year-old accused has not been disclosed.
Acting on a tip-off, Ektanga-based Area Police Office personnel nabbed the accused.
Further investigation into the cases is underway, informed the police.
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