Police records show that Abdul Halim, now named among the accused, had filed a First Information Report (FIR) about a month ago against the present complainant, Charan Singh Kushwaha, at the same police station.

Tension continues to grip Nepal on Tuesday as fresh protests erupted in several parts of the country, a day after the KP Sharma Oli government revoked a ban on social media.

According to the report, in 2023, the average marriage age for girls was 22.4 years in rural areas and 24.3 years in urban areas, up from 22.2 and 23.9 in 2022