Gorkha, Dec. 10 -- Police have arrested and publicly disclosed the identity of a 43-year-old man accused of murdering 18-year-old Suchina Ghale in Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality-1, Gorkha.

The accused, Man Samjher Gurung, was apprehended on charges of killing Ghale on November 30 after she resisted his attempt to sexually assault her while she was cutting grass in the Maikharka jungle. Her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave on December 3, according to Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak.

"Investigations reveal that Gurung followed Ghale to the jungle, proposed sexual relations, and attempted to rape her when she refused," said SP Pathak. "The victim resisted, screamed for help, and fought back, but the accused eventual...