Khotang, January 29
An eight-year-old girl of Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-10 in Khotang whose body was retrieved few days ago as it was buried on a river bank was raped before being murdered, police say.
The body of Brisma Rai ‘Lumani’ was retrieved from the bank of local Chimchima River on the night of January 24.
She was murdered after the rape by 16-year-old Jeeudhan Rai of the same locality, police confirm. The accused killed the girl shortly after her raped her in a bid to hide his crime.
The accused in the beginning attempted to refuse the rape and intentional murder charges by giving a false statement that she died in an accident while playing. Later, he admitted to his crime before the police.
Police have already had the postmortem report of the victim.
According to police, the perpetrator is victim’s distant relative and will be tried for incest and murder charges.
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