Kathmandu, February 1
The Dhanusha District Court has reconciled rape-surviving single mother Niharika Rajput and the alleged rapist Shiva Raj Shrestha as a married couple.
The two signed a reconciliation agreement in presence of district judge Brajesh Pyakurel on Tuesday.
As per the agreement, Shrestha has agreed to accept Rajput as his wife and the child and his child and take care of them.
However, a rape charge filed against Shrestha is still pending at the high court.
Shrestha had been denying the rape charge for a long time. However, he was forced to accept Rajput as his wife after the son’s DNA matched his.
