Man slapped with 33 yrs prison sentence for raping daughter

The Dailekh District Court on Monday sentenced a 50-year-old man with 33 years in jail convicting him in a rape charge against his 17-year-old daughter.

Information Officer of Dailekh District Court Tikaram Neupane said that District Judge Balaram Lamsal made this verdict hearing the case lodged at the District Police Office on April 4 from the victim’s side.

As stated in the case, the man was accused of raping his daughter on March 15.

Neupane also said that the rapist has been fined Rs 300,000.

In addition, the court has ordered the convict to provide Rs 50,000 in compensation to the survivor and pay Rs 2,800 for the Victims Relief Fund, Neupane shared.

In the district, the number of rape case of minors from father being registered in the police has reached four in the past three months after March 15.