Bhadrapur (Jhapa), June 26: A person alleged of killing an infant and indulging in incest has been arrested in Jhapa by the police.
He was apprehended from a hotel based in Fikkal Bazar of Suryodaya municipality-10 in Ilam. The arrest was made based on a special information and technological investigation.
A lifeless body of a new born was found buried in an open area at Jhiljhile of Shibasatakshi on April 15. During the police interrogation, the alleged rape survivor said that the infant was born to her following frequent rapes by her own father and the child was buried on the suggestion of her father, said District Police Office Jhapa’s information officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ranjan Awa.
The man had been hiding to evade arrest. He was apprehended on June 17 from a hotel along with his daughter. He has been brought to Jhapa from neighboring Ilam and is being investigated.
The girl is under protection at a Kakarvitta-based shelter home.
