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| Rape accused Ran Bahadur Rai and Subash Rai. |
The accused were arrested from the 12.5 Mile area of town after the victim’s teacher lodged a complaint against Ranbahadur. They have been charged under Section 37 D and sub-section 2 of the Child Protection Act of the IPC. After the victim reportedly narrated her agony of being sexually exploited by her father since the past two years, her teacher had informed a child helpline working for the protection of children.
An FIR was subsequently submitted on the basis of the verbal statement of the victim, who is presently under the care of a child protection home after being treated at the sub-divisional hospital. Bal Suraksha Abhiyan chief Sister Subesna Thapa condemned the heinous crime and appealed to all to step forward to curb such incide nts.
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Source: EOI
