Saptari police acted following the warrant sent by the eastern regional office of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Itahari, Sunsari to arrest Yadav.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Karki said that Yadav was handed over to the CIAA regional office after the arrest.

Yadav, who also served at Aaurahi and Jhutaki VDCs as secretary, has been charged with misappropriating the VDC fund.

CIAA regional office Chief Rabindra Sharma said that investigation into the case was going on.