Biratnagar — A bench of Jhapa District Court Judge Navin Kumar Joshi has ordered the remand of former Birtamod Municipality Mayor and UML leader Dhruv Kumar Shiwakoti on charges of raping a minor.

Police arrested Shiwakoti on Mangsir 24,2081.BS on charges of raping a 16-year-old domestic worker. He was kept at B&C Hospital after his arrest. A complaint has also been filed against Shiwakoti with the National Human Rights Commission. The victim’s family had filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission last Sunday against former Birtamod Municipality Mayor Dhruv Kumar Shiwakoti, who is accused of raping a girl working at home.

According to the complaint registered with the commission, Shiwakoti has been raping the 16-year-old victim for the past three years. The girl, who was from a poor financial background, was hired as a domestic worker by Siwakoti 8 years ago on the condition that she would be allowed to continue her school and help with household chores. She was studying in the 11th grade and was leaving for India in her school uniform on the morning of Mangsir 24,2081.BS . During that time, when she was stopped and questioned by “AAFANTA Nepal”, who was stationed at the border to control the trafficking of girls, Siwakoti’s actions came to light.