Dhaka, June 8 -- A UK soldier has been accused of raping a woman near a British army training camp in Kenya where another soldier was previously accused of murder.

The alleged rape happened last month close to the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) near the town of Nanyuki, 200km (125 miles) north of the capital, Nairobi, according to BBC report.

The man was arrested and questioned following the alleged incident, which occurred after a group of soldiers visited a bar in the town.

An investigation is being carried out by UK military police from the Defence Serious Crime Unit, which looks into crimes allegedly committed by British service personnel in the UK and overseas.

The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed in a statement that a ...