A local youth raped the girl child in the nearby forest, said victim family. [break]
She was sent back to home today after undertaking treatment in Bharatpur according to District Police Office, Chitwan.
Rapist Kiran Rai, 16, of Piple-7, Simara has been absconding after the incident and search for the perpetrator is underway, police said.
Irate locals disrupted the vehicular movement on Hetauda-Narayangarh road section for five hours yesterday citing police failure to bring the guilty to book despite informing police about the incident on time.
The highway cam into operation after police expressed commitment to bring the guilty to justice within three days.
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