Baburam Nepali, who lives in Khaulalakuri VDC and runs a shop in Karkineta-5, admitted to molesting the girl after luring her into his house.
The girl´s parents took Nepali under control after she shouted for help. Nepali, who was then handed over to the police, admitted his crime in public and apologized.
The villagers have decided to bar him from running his shop in the village.
Child labour, child marriage still rife in Dang