Mass protests have gripped Nepal following the alleged rape and murder of a three-year-old girl found dead in Madhesh province last week, three days after she went missing. Nine people have been arrested, and the victim's family secured a written government commitment to review laws on serious offences and erect a memorial in the child's honour. The case has also exposed police failings after footage of a teenage suspect in custody was leaked online, reigniting a broader national debate about how Nepal handles juvenile offenders and the scale of sexual violence — police records show more than 3,200 female victims under the age of ten were among over 25,500 rape and abuse accusations filed in the country between 2017 and 2025.