BIRATNAGAR, Oct 16: Three men were arrested on the charge of raping a 25-year-old woman in Biratnagar.

CHITWAN, Sept 5: Chief of Statistics Office, Chitwan, Yagyamurti Bhandari has been arrested on charge of raping a lady office assistant for three years.

KATHMANDU, July 28: Engineer Hari Kumar Pokharel, director of the Mid-hill Highway project, has been arrested on the charge of rape.

KATHMANDU, July 27: There have been instances of people marrying outside their castes against the consent of the girl’s family facing charges of kidnapping, hostage-taking, and rape. Giving its verdict on a similar case, the Supreme Court has (SC) ruled that such mariages are child marriages and not a case of abduction, hostage taking, and rape.

KATHMANDU, July 27: The District Government Attorney's Office, Kathmandu, has taken legal action against three individuals involved in the disturbing incident where minors were allowed entry into the Lord of Drinks (LOD) club in Thamel. The case has been filed under crimes against children.

KANCHANPUR, July 26: Five years have shot by since the Nirmala Panta rape and murder case shook the entire nation. Although an investigation committee was formed to go probe the case, they have not been able to solve the case so far. As the police fail to catch the culprit behind the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta, the case still remains a mystery even five years after the incident.

UDAYAPUR, July 18: A 35-year-old man from Gadme, Triyuga Municipality-6, identified as Jiwan Karki, was apprehended by the local authorities on Tuesday morning in connection with the alleged rape of a 55-year-old woman.

KATHMANDU, July 17: The police have made two arrests, including Sahadev Sedhain, the manager of Lord of Drinks (LOD) in Thamel, Kathmandu, to investigate the incident of allowing a minor into the club. Another individual, Sapana Dhungana, who works at the counter, was also apprehended by the Kathmandu Police Range.

DAILEKH, July 10: The Dailekh District Court on Monday sentenced a 50-year-old man with 33 years in jail convicting him in a rape charge against his 17-year-old daughter.

BHAKTAPUR, June 9: Police arrested a man on the charge of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl on Friday.

SURKHET/KALIKOT, May 13: A rape accused in Kalikot, who escaped the clutches of the police along with a handcuff, has vandalized the house of the victim.

n recent years, Sandeep Lamichhane, the young and promising leg-spinner, has been making waves in the cricketing world, putting Nepal on the map with his impressive performances. However, his success on the cricket field has been marred by a pending rape case against him, which has put cricket fans in a dilemma of whether to cheer for him or not.

KATHMANDU, March 27: The hearing on the case related to rape-accused Sandeep Lamichhane, the former captain of the Nepali national cricket team, is scheduled today. The hearing is likely today if none of the parties chooses to postpone it.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal's star spin bowler Sandeep Lamichhane, who is free on bail while facing rape charges, has been picked for an upcoming international series, local cricket chiefs announced.

MORANG, Feb 8: A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law.

BHAKTAPUR, Feb 2: Police have arrested two people on the charge of raping a minor by taking her to Bandeshwari forest of Nankhel Lakuri Bhanjyang, Bhaktapur Suryabinayak Municipality-9.

MORANG, Dec 30: Bijay Tolangi, 26, the ward member of Belbari Municipality-2, who was accused of rape, has been sent to jail. Tolangi was sent to Morang jail for judicial remand on Thursday.

MORANG, Dec 20: The police have arrested four people on the charge of taking two 14-year-old girls to a hotel and raping them.

POKHARA, Dec 12: Three boys have been arrested in Pokhra for raping girls. According to the Provincial Police Office, Gandaki, the three arrested are 16-17 years old.

Chitwan, Oct 11; One person has been arrested on the charge of rape in Chitwan.

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Sandeep Lamichhane, the suspended captain of the Nepali national cricket team who was accused of rape has been arrested by the police from the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA).

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who is accused of raping a minor girl, has announced that he will arrive home on October 6 and submit himself to police.

BHAKTAPUR, Sept 22: Police have arrested a man on the charge of raping a 15-year-old mentally-challenged girl.

JANAKPURDHAM, September 13: The body of a woman aged around 26  years was found in a bamboo bush in Sahidnagar Municipality-3 Yadukuha of Dhanusa.

BAITADI, August 18:  Chief of Purchaudi Multiple Campus, Rajendra Singh Negi, who is accused of rape, has been remanded to custody.

ITAHARI, July 30: Police have arrested two people on charge of rape in Itahari.

BIRGUNJ, July 25: Three boys including a minor have been arrested by police on the charge of raping and murdering a four years old girl.

MORANG, July 20: The rape of a minor girl has come to light six months after the crime took place. The incident of rape of an 8-year-old girl from Kanepokhari Rural Municipality of Morang was made public toward mid-July.

BAITADI, JULY 15: Rajendra Singh Negi, chief of Baitadi's Purachaudi Multiple Campus, has been accused of rape. A case of rape has been registered against him, said Baitadi Police Spokesperson Inspector Lokraj Joshi.

SURKHET, July 8: District Court, Surkhet has slapped two men with seven years in jail for sexually assaulting two young girls from the Raute village in the district. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 200,000 each.

KATHMANDU, July 8: The Parliamentary Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights has agreed to extend the statute of limitation for rape cases by one year for adults and two years for minors.

BAITADI , June 29- Two people, including a ward chairman, have been arrested for raping a 28 years old woman from Baitadi on March 21. The alleged perpetrators are ward chairman of Mainali Municipality-1 of the district Sharad Singh Negi and Keshav Singh Negi.

KATHMANDU, June 25: Members of federal parliament have stressed more discussions to revise the statute of limitation on rape cases in the laws.

CHITWAN, June 20: Three people have died after rape in Chitwan. According to the statistical report published by INSEC, three have died in the duration of six months. The INSEC has stated that three from Rapti-1, Khairhani-10 and Ichhyakamana-3 have died during their treatment in Bharatpur hospital after they were raped

DANG, June 18: A girl with a mental illness has been raped by four youths in Dang district. According to the Area Police Office, Tulsipur, a 25-year-old mentally ill girl of Tulsipur-5 was gang-raped by four youths on Thursday night.

KATHMANDU, June 16: A case has been filed against Manoj Pandey, director of ‘Model Global Visa Consultancy’ in Kathmandu District Court. He has been accused of raping young girls. The District Attorney Office, Kathmandu, on Wednesday filed two cases, ‘Human Trafficking’ and ‘Child Sexual Abuse’ against Pandey.

BAJURA, June 15: Police have arrested three people in Bajura on the charge of rape and atempted in a period of one month. Three cases have been registered at the District Police Office, Bajura in the Nepali month of Jyestha itself. Of them, two are accused of rape and one is accused of attempted rape.

BIRENDRANAGAR, June 7: A seven-year-old girl has been raped and killed in Surkhet. The minor girl was killed after being raped in Gurbhakot Municipality-5 on Monday night.

KATHMANDU, June 6: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker and former minister Min Bahadur Bishwakarma has said that the statute of limitations for filing complaints against rape and other forms of sexual violence should not be removed.

DAMAK, May 1: Police arrested 86 persons accused of rape in 106 incidents of rape in Jhapa in the last 10 months.

BARA, May 29: A minor who was arrested on the charge of killing a man who tried to rape her has been tortured by the police.

KATHMANDU, May 26: Police have arrested the then principal Raj Kumar Khadka on charges of raping a Grade IX of Blooming Lotus English School in Itahari five years ago. He was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the bodies concerned to give justice to the survivors and take action against the guilty by carrying out fair and effective investigation into the incidents of rape and sexual assaults.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Women parliamentarians have demanded the government immediately remove the statute of limitations in cases of heinous crimes such as rape and sexual assault.

KATHMANDU, May 21: Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD), Kathmandu on Saturday arrested Manoj Pandey, who faces allegation of raping a teenager some eight years ago.

KATHMANDU, May 21: It is only fair and rational to think that the deadline for justice should be when the victims get justice and the perpetrators get punished. However, the National Penal Code Act 2017, Chapter 18, Section 229 (2), statute of limitations, states that “no complaint shall lie after the expiry of one year from the date of commission of any of the offences such as rape, sexual harassment, child sexual abuse, among others.”

The minor accused of raping actor Pal Shah has changed her statement, contradicting her own prior testimony. The victim, a minor, who is also an aspiring singer, told the district court in Tanahun on Sunday that she had not been raped.

KATHMANDU, March 31: Rape victims, who had been dormant for 15 years since the peace process between the then rebel CPN (Maoist) and the government began, have finally started raising their voices. In a two-day conference held in the capital on Tuesday, the women victims of the conflict decided to break the long-standing silence and came forward in the limelight through the conference.

KATHMANDU, March 23: Police have arrested a 19-year-old youth on the charge of raping his own 12-year-old sister in Bajhang district.

MORANG, March 14: Police have arrested two youths on charge of raping and killing an 18-month-old girl of Morang's Sundarharaicha Municipality-7.