A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped in Dolalghat of Kavre on Wednesday. The teenage girl from Hokse, Panchkhal of the district was raped by three youth at a hotel in Dolalghat yesterday.

Police nabbed Aditya Adhikari (22) and Samir Shrestha (19) from Panchkhal-4 on Thursday in connection to the crime.The victim has claimed that three persons including the detained duo raped her under the influence of alcohol at a birthday celebration function.

The girl was invited as a singer at the function organized to mark Adhikari's birthday on Wednesday afternoon.

"I was called to sing some songs at the event," the girl said, "But, the three youth had sex with me turn by turn."

The accused had left the victim at her home in Hokse of Panchkhal after the crime at around 8 pm.

After the victim's family filed the complaint with the Panchkhal Police Post, Adhikari and Shrestha were arrested from their houses this morning. The victim is studying in Grade 11 at a local school reports The Himalayan Times Online.

Police said they have launched a manhunt to nab the third suspects.