Cadres of Netra Bikram Chand CPN Maoist smeared black soot on the face of District Education Officer of Kathmandu, Shanker Gautam, on Wednesday.

A group of four CPN Maoist cadres barged into his office, manhandled him and smeared black soot on his face, the office source said.

“Three persons fled from the door after smearing black soot, while the third one escaped from Gautam’s clutch, broke the back windowpane and fled,” the source said.