Police have arrested a man on the charge of physically assaulting a Dalit woman in Siraha. 

The suspect has been identified as Pabitra Narayan Yadav of Naraha Rural Municipality-3. 

Yadav allegedly assaulted a 60-year-old Dalit woman from the same locality two weeks earlier after her buffalo entered his paddy field, police said.

The incident occurred in the afternoon of May 10, and he was apprehended by the police in the evening of May 23. 

The woman filed a complaint against the man under the offence of indecent behavior. 

Acting on the woman's complaint, the Area Police Office Choharwa, arrested Yadav after obtaining an arrest warrant from the District Administration Office, Siraha. 

DPO's information officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramesh Bahadur Pal, said that the accused is in police custody and is being interrogated regarding the alleged offence.