Kalikot, March 18 -- Police arrested a 53-year-old man in ward 1 of Raskot Municipality, Kalikot, for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old relative. The victim is currently six weeks pregnant following repeated sexual assaults.

The victim frequently visited the suspect's house to study mathematics with his daughter. With the suspect's wife away in Kathmandu, he reportedly groomed the girl with small sums of money. The perpetrator first raped the minor on January 27. "He told me he felt lonely when I did not visit. That night, around 10 pm, he forced himself on me. He covered my mouth when I tried to scream," said the victim.

The suspect allegedly gave her Rs500 to buy silence. "He said he would kill me if I told anyone, but would love me i...