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Two arrested for assaulting school principal and teacher in Kathmandu



KATHMANDU: Police have arrested two men on allegations of assaulting and misbehaving with the principal and a female teacher at Bal Uddhar Secondary School in Kapan, Kathmandu.

According to the Kathmandu District Police Range, a team from the Bauddha Police Circle was dispatched to the school premises in Kapan, Budhanilkantha Municipality-10, after receiving information about the assault at around 10:34 am on October 8.

During the investigation, police found that 36-year-old Nishal Dahal, originally from Barahakshetra-7 in Sunsari and currently living in Kapan, had verbally abused and threatened a female teacher using obscene language.

Police also said that 44-year-old Dhruva Prasad Ghimire, originally from Dudhauli-1 in Sindhuli and also residing in Kapan, had directed the assault on the school principal, who was allegedly punched and kicked.

Both men have been taken into custody on charges of indecent behaviour. Police Superintendent and spokesperson Dan Bahadur Thapa said investigators had obtained a four-day remand from the Kathmandu District Administration Office to continue the investigation.

Publish Date : 11 October 2026 18:08 PM

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