KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10 - A vehicle carrying Rs. 23.1 million of Nabil Bank, heading from Mahendranagar to Dhangadi, was robbed by unidentified masked men today.

The heist took place at Malakheti-3, Chaukidanda along the Mahendranagar-Attaria road section when the vehicle was ferrying the cash from Mahendranagar branch of Nabil Bank to Nepal Rastra Bank's branch in Dhangadi.

According to police, four armed people dressed as traffic policemen stopped the vehicle mid-way and took control of the bank employees before making off with the cash. Police said the robbers had absconded with the money after taking the vehicle some three kilometers into the forest from the road.

The four employees of the bank were found at Kaluwapur in Kanchanpur, all in a blindfolded state. DIG of the Far Western Region Narayan Bastakoti has informed that police personnel have been deployed extensively around the region where the heist took place. (#Source: ImageKhabar.com)

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GOLBAZAAR , Mangsir 19

A girl has become pregnant through rape in Siraha . The incident comes just when the 16-day campaign against violence against women (VAW) is being marked across the country.

Although the rape had taken place six months back, the family members of the victim decided to make it public on Tuesday.

The victim, a 14-year-old girl with the surname Saha of Bhawanipur Kalabanjar-6 was raped by 32-year-old Kishori Saha from the same locality. The victim said the youth raped her at his house after he called her to his house to clean dishes.

She reported the case to the police at the Ilaka Police Office, Lahan on Tuesday. The girl also said that Saha has threatened to kill her if she reported the incident to anyone. The girl's mother had known that her daughter was pregnant only six months after and the crime had come to light.

Police have been mobilised to nab the culprit Saha, said the Ilaka Police Office, Lahan. RSS

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