KATHMANDU, March 2: Police on Saturday arrested two persons in Dadeldhura and Makwanpur on rape charges. The person arrested in Dadeldhura is Bhoj Bahadur Bohara, 58, of Alital Rural Municipality-7.
He is accused of raping a 16-year-old girl last July. He was arrested on Saturday (March 1) afternoon, said the Police Headquarters.
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Similarly, the person arrested in Makwanpur on rape charges is Nir Bahadur Pakhrin, 37, of Bagmati Rural Municipality-2. He is accused of raping a 36-year-old woman. Police said he was arrested on Saturday afternoon.
