According to police, an unidentified party vandalized and set fire to Siddhartha Boarding School in Ghorahi Sub-Municipality-15 on August 16.

A group of six entered the school and vandalized the accounting department and burnt school documents.

When trying to retaliate, the school accountants Narayan Chaudhary, 26, Keshav Rijal, 28, and security guard Bishnu Dashaudi, 50, were beaten.

According to the school Principal Til Bahadur Gharti, they vandalized a commuter, a table and two chairs in the accounting department and set them on fire.

According to DSP Sumit Khadka of the District Police Office, the school has lodged a complaint with the District Police Office on August 17 demanding investigation into the incident.