Bed Thapa Magar, the chairman of Kaligandaki Rural Municipality in Gulmi, has smashed the scanner at the passport branch of the District Administration Office.

Kaligandaki Rural Municipality Chairman Bed Bahadur Thapa Magar vandalized the scanner at the passport branch of the District Administration Office, Gulmi, claiming that service recipients from his municipality were not getting services, resulting in a halt to passport-related services on Thursday. Magar was taken into custody by the police after the vandalism and released in the evening.

Chief District Officer Janardan Gautam accused the municipality chairman of vandalizing the scanner on impulse even though the distribution of passports is organized under the token system. He said that he was released from police control after agreeing to pay compensation along with a written apology.