Teen Girl Assaulted After Boarding City Safari, Driver Arrested

March 24, Biratnagar — A driver has been arrested in Sunsari’s Ramdhuni on charges of raping a teenage girl who was traveling via City Safari. On the evening of March 19, the accused, 26-year-old Roshan Bishwakarma, allegedly took the 17-year-old girl to a forest near Dharan, assaulted her, and sexually assaulted her, police reported.

According to DSP Chandra Khadka of the Sunsari District Police Office, the victim was raped while returning to Morang from her home in Dharan. That evening, she was waiting for a vehicle at Bhotepul Chowk.

At that time, the safari driver assured her that other vehicles would not stop there and promised to drop her off at the bus stand she was waiting for. He then got her onto his safari vehicle. However, police stated that he took her to the forest near Sakela Park and committed the assault.

In the formal complaint filed by the victim, it is stated that the accused took her to the forest adjacent to Sakela Park, assaulted her, forcibly committed the rape, and also robbed her mobile phone. The police are preparing to file charges against Bishwakarma for abduction and rape.