Two students have been raped in Sundarharaicha of Morang district. Police said both of them are 14 years old and eighth and ninth graders at a local school. The incident came to light after the parents started searching for the children, who had gone to the school, did not come home.

DSP Deepak Shrestha of the District Police Office, Morang said that they had left home for the school on Friday. They had gone to Gaushala of Sundarharaicha to see a volleyball match after they found the school closed on that day.

According to a preliminary investigation, Sachin Timinsina (20) of Sundarharaicha-2 and Pratap Tamang (23) of Sundarharaicha-6 lured the duo to a hotel and raped them. Police said that they kept the girls overnight in separate rooms on the second floor of the Hotel Inn Restaurant and Lodge at Belgachi in Sundarharaicha-7 and raped them. The parents urged police to search for the girls after they did not come home till late night. They returned home only on Saturday. DSP Shrestha said that they knew about the incident after the girls told their parents about the incident. Police arrested Timinsina and Tamang based on the complaint filed by the parents. They had filed a complaint at the Area Police Office, Belbari on Sunday. A team deployed under the command of Inspector Khagendra Dhamala nabbed them from their homes. Police have also apprehended Padam Karki (20) of Sundarharaicha-6 for helping Timinsina and Tamang. It has been learnt that police are preparing to send the girls to the Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar for the health check-up.