A pall of gloom and fear hangs over Baitadi village since teenage girl found dead

Schools remain closed as calls grow louder that culprit(s) should be booked. Police say, based on the post-mortem report, someone killed the 17-year-old after rape.

Sanatan Dharma Secondary School in ward 3 of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality, Baitadi has been closed since last Thursday after the body of a 17-year-old female student was found in a semi-naked state in a forest.