Dadeldhura, March 11 -- year-old girl from Parashuram Municipality in Dadeldhura district came to light only after the victim gave birth to a baby girl two weeks ago.

The girl was allegedly raped repeatedly and impregnated by a 58-year-old man, the victim's distant relative. Preliminary investigation shows that the suspect first raped her on June 22 last year and repeated the crime several times.

According to Inspector Upendra Bahadur Bam, information officer at the District Police Office in Dadeldhura, the victim told the investigation officers that she could not disclose the incident as the perpetrator threatened to kill her if she spoke out.

"The girl gave birth to a baby 10 days ago. We detained the accused eight days ago. Investig...