SIRAHA, May 25: Police have arrested a man on the charge of physically assaulting a Dalit woman in Siraha. The arrested person has been identified as Pabitra Narayan Yadav of Naraha Rural Municipality-3.
Yadav is alleged to have beaten a Dalit woman, 60, from the same locality two weeks ago after a buffalo belonging to the woman entered his paddy field, police said. The incident happened in the afternoon of May 10, and he was apprehended by the police in the evening of May 23.
Man on the lam after ‘thrashing Dalit woman’ arrested
The alleged survivor had filed a complaint against the man under the offence of indecent behavior. Acting on the woman's complaint, the Area Police Office, Choharwa, arrested Yadav after obtaining an arrest warrant from the District Administration Office, Siraha.
DPO's information officer and Deputy Superintendent Ramesh Bahadur Pal said that the accused is in police custody and is being interrogated regarding the alleged offence.
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