गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Ward secretary accusesd of rape remanded Nepal Ward secretary accusesd of rape remanded KathmanduPati November 03, 2020 File Photo MAHOTTARI – Ward secretary of the Bhangaha municipality-9 of Mahottari, Mithilesh Yadav, has remanded after being accused of rape. Following a primary hearing at the Mahottari district court on Monday, a single bench of Justice Durga Gurung sent accused ward secretary Yadav to jail. Police had arrested Yadav on September 30 on the charge of raping a woman around his settlement in Bhangaha-9. He was accused of misbehaving and raping the woman under the influence of alcohol. Acting on a hearing of rape case filed by the District Police Office, the district court issued a jail sentence to the ward secretary. The district has witnessed an exponential rise of such incidents in the current fiscal year 2077/78 BS. A total of 24 incidents, including 21 rape cases and three rape attempts, have been so registered in the district during the first four months of the fiscal year, according to the District Police Office Mahottari. The number is higher than the previous year. Rape incidents registered during the last year were 23. Such criminal incidents are reportedly increasing with the decline in the outer activities of the general public amidst the fear of coronavirus infection, shared Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Prakash Bista. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative4 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Public Relations for a Soldier Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media ‘Visit Sauraha campaign’ to attract tourists Suzuki Dzire In a New Premium Avatar Chinese Ambassador Yanqi meets President Bhandari amid deepening political crisis
