Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) mayoral candidate Santosh Mehata was assaulted by the supporters of another party in Ishanath Municipality in Rautahat District on May 12, reports The Himalayan Times. Mehata was attacked by a group of Nepali Congress (NC) cadres led by NC candidate Anju Jha somewhere between Laxmaniya and Paltuwa villages. While Mehata has received injuries on his arms, his relatives Shashibhushan Mehata and Bikram Mehata received head injury when the cadres of NC fell on the CPN-UML mayoral candidate's jeep with brickbats. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police (SP), Binod Ghimire of District Police Office said Mehata was escorted to his home following the attack.