Police have arrested Arpit Kunwar, 19 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-2, and Sanjog Gautam, 25 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-1, on charges of attacking UML leader Mahesh Basnet at Biratnagar Airport on November 23, 2025, while he was there to attend a Youth Association program organized in Itahari, Sunsari.
Morang District Police Office DSP Kopila Chudal said that the two were arrested for investigation on charges of assaulting and mistreating Basnet. The arrested individuals were released on the same evening, under the responsibility of their guardians.