Police arrested 22-year-old Lal Bahadur Khadka, a Nepal Army working in Achham on July 4, on the charge of brutally attacking his 19-year-old wife Malati Bista of Badimalika municipality-6. According to the police, the victim lodged a complaint against the accused alleging that the accused physically assaulted and injured her on July 3 night. The victim alleged that the accused pelted a stone on her head and was seriously injured. According to the information officer of the hospital, the victim received 23 stitches on her head and body.