KANCHANPUR: A 19-year-old girl has been gang-raped in Belkot municipality-5 in Kanchanpur district.

The girl was gang-raped at freed bonded labor camp in Dharampur on Thursday.

A preliminary investigation of the police has revealed that two boys gang-raped her by providing her drink laced with sedatives, said DSP Amar Thapa of District Police Office, Kanchanpur.

Meanwhie, police have arrested 22-year-old Dhan Bahadur BK for his alleged involvement in the crime while the suspect is at large, said Thapa.

Police said they have launched a manhunt to nab the absconding culprit and is investigating the case.

The rape victim is physically disabled.