Police in Rupandehi district on Monday night arrested a youth on the charge of raping a 25-year-old woman.
The accused has been identified as Govinda Harijan, a 28-year-old Indian national who had currently been residing in Siddharthanagar Municipality-1 in the district.
Acting on a tip-off, security personnel deployed from Belahiya -based Area Police Office, arrested the accused. Harijan had allegedly taken the woman to his rented room and raped her.
Further investigation into the heinous crime is underway said police.