Bhaktapur, April 28 (RSS): CPN (UML) leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal reached Nepal-Korea Friendship Hospital, Thimi today to take stock of health condition of Madan Sundar Shrestha, Mayor of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality.

Mayor Shrestha was attacked by an unidentified group near his home at Gatthaghar of Madhyapur last Saturday.

Leader Nepal directed Bhaktapur police chief to book the attackers soon while expressing serious concern over the delay in nabbing those behind the attack.

Earlier, chairman at the National Assembly Ganesh Timilsina, UML vice chair Bhim Rawal, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s spouse Radhika Shakya and PM’s public relations advisor Achyut Mainali had reached the hospital to take stock of mayor Shrestha’s health condition.