A person was arrested after he attempted to physically attack former Nepalese Prime Minister and opposition leader KP Sharma Oli during a publicity campaign in Dhankuta district of eastern Nepal. The attacker was identfied as Mahesh Rai by the police, who tried to slap Oli while he was being greeted by other people during the Mid-hill East-West campaign of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN-UML).A person was arrested after he attempted to physically attack former Nepalese Prime Minister and opposition leader KP Sharma Oli during a publicity campaign in Dhankuta district of eastern Nepal. The attacker was identfied as Mahesh Rai by the police, who tried to slap Oli while he was being greeted by other people during the Mid-hill East-West campaign of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN-UML).