Dambar Bahadur Shrestha, the principal of Shree Krishna Ratnganga Secondary School located in Chautara Sagachokgadi Municipality-5, was arrested by the police on 17 February 2023 on the charge of beating up three female students studying in the 10th grade as punishment.
Bidur Acharya, a teacher of the same school, the accused, beat the students with a wooden stick as a punishment for skipping school.
A 16-year-old girl, a 17-year-old girl, and Sujata Katuwal, 18 were the victim of the physical assault.
Among the victim girls, Sujata Katuwal is undergoing treatment at Chautara Hospital, while two others have sustained minor injuries. The victims were examined at Chautara Hospital on the same day.
DSP Ram Kumar Yadav of the District Police Office said that the students protested at Chautara Bazar in the afternoon on 17 February.