The office of the head master was put on fire, said Netra Prasad Baruwal, Inspector at the District Police Office, Mahottari. [break]
According to the police, the fire gutted properties of around Rs. 400,000.
All the files, record books, other essential documents and furniture were destroyed in the fire incident, Inspector Baruwal said.
The cause behind the ablaze is yet to be reported. Police are searching for the culprits.
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