Police arrested Govinda Khadayat, the principal of Bhawanishwari Basic School, Dilashaini Rural Municipality-1 on August 5 for the charge of attempting to rape a 40-year-old woman on August 3.
Inspector Balram Pandey of District Police Office, Baitadi said that the accused was arrested based on the complaint filed by the victim and the investigation is being extended by the district court for seven days.
The health examination of the victim was done on 5 August at the District Hospital , Baitadi.