Police have seized illegal drugs from the premises of BP Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan on Friday. The drugs were recovered from a room of KTM Security Services Deputy Manager Dhan Bahadur Rai. The agency runs security system at BPKIHS.

The accused Rai is on run after the revelation, while his aide Raju Rai has been detained in connection with the incident.

Police suspect that Rai has been running a large network of drug suppliers at the BPKIHS premises that house some 15,000 people including medical students, nurses, and doctors, among others.

DSP Dhakendra Khatiwoda said, "We are surprised to find drugs from a sensitive institution like hospital. And it was even more shocking that they were recovered from a room of a member of the security agency that has been given the contract to oversee the overall security of the hospital."

BPKIHS registrar Tul Bahadur Shrestha said that the incident will tarnish image of the hospital. "I have issued orders to probe into the matter. The institution will fully cooperate with police during their investigation," said Shrestha.