The man behind the acid attack against two teenage students in the capital has been arrested.

The accused had been on the run since throwing acid on the students as they were preparing for the SLC examinations at a tuition centre in Basantapur of Kathmandu on February 22.

The Metropolitan Police Circle is making the accused public at a press conference to be organized at 11:00 am today. Further details regarding the arrest and the accused would be made public in the conference itself, the Office said.

Sangeeta Magar and Seema Basnet are presently undergoing treatment in the capital, while also attending the SLC examinations that began on Thursday.