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 hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Finance minister urges diaspora investment to boost economic growth Nabil bank wins Nepal’s best commercial bank award Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities
