Three arrested for gang-rape of 25-year-old woman in Biratnagar

BIRATNAGAR: An incident of gang rape of a 25-year-old woman has come to light in Biratnagar.

Police said that they have arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the incident.

The suspects have been identified as Tek Bahadur Tamang (43) and Binod Chauhan (20) of Mithila Bihari Municipality-11, Dhanusha and 16-year-old boy of Sindhuli.

Police nabbed them on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim.

Tamang is the driver of the truck (Pradesh 2-04-001 Kha 0021) and Chauhan is the assistant driver. The 16-year-old boy is the assistant driver of another truck.

DSP Ranjan Kumar Dahal of the District Police Office, Morang said that the incident occurred on Monday morning.

Those involved in the incident had reached a Biratnagar Bus Park-based hotel to have dinner on Sunday night.

After having dinner, they returned to the place where they had parked the truck.

While returning on a city safari, they lured the woman, who was also travelling in the same vehicle, and took her to the parking area and raped her, according to a preliminary investigation.