Nepal, March 26 -- Rautahat police have arrested Umesh Prasad Sah, the operator of Aanand Neuro Acupuncture Clinic in Shivnagar, for defying Madhesh Province Chief Minister (CM) Satish Kumar Singh's directive to shutter the hospital as it was found to be providing substandard services.

A team led by Sub-Inspector Bablu Kant Jha from the Area Police Office, Shivnagar, acting on the orders of Chief of the District Police Office (DPO), Rautahat, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilip Ghimire, arrested Sah from the hospital on Wednesday. SP Ghimire said that Sah was immediately sent to the DPO for further action.

Two weeks ago, CM Singh had instructed Aanand Hospital to shut down after an inspection revealed that it was operating without meeti...