Kathmandu, April 4 -- People witnessed dramatic scenes at Kathmandu Metropolitan City on Thursday as tensions erupted over the return of suspended Chief Administrative Officer Saroj Guragain.

Mayor Balendra Shah had suspended Guragain on December 23, citing financial irregularities in the approval of the Kathmandu Tower construction blueprint at the Old Bus Park, Ratnapark.

Mayor Shah was, therefore, firmly against allowing Guragain to resume work on Thursday. He had deployed municipal police to stop him. Although the city police did try to stop Guragain from entering the office, their attempts failed.

Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol, who won the post as a candidate from the CPN-UML, stood in Guragain's support during the tense standoff and...