Siraha, March 7 -- Police have made public the suspects arrested in connection with the rape and death of 17-year-old Rinku Kumari Sada of Bhagwatipur in ward 1 of Nawarajpur Rural Municipality in Siraha.

The District Police Office, Siraha, revealed their identities during a press meet on Friday.

According to police, eight individuals have been arrested so far. Among them, the prime accused in the rape case, Rupesh Mandal, and ward member Nathuni Sah, who was involved in the so-called "panchayat" proceedings, have been detained.

Others arrested include locals Ramkripal Mandal, Bindeshwar Sah, Rajendra Mandal, Chandeshwar Mandal, Ramvinod Mandal, and Kamlesh Das.

Rupesh, Nathuni, Ramkripal, and Bindeshwar were named in the police compl...