Ward secretary of Ghorahi municipality 2 Narayan Acharya has been arrested for kicking out a nurse staying in his house on rent.
Acharya was accused of kicking out nurse Srijanak Khadka, 20, of Ganepur in Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city 16 from his home in Ghorahi-18.
Chief District Officer (CDO) of Dang Govinda Prasad Rijal said Acharya has been arrested for necessary action immediately after the incident became public.
The nurse, working at a private hospital in Ghorahi, was staying along with some friends at Acharya's house on rent since December 2019.
She has claimed she has been staying at a hotel after being kicked out by Acharya.