A man accused of throwing acid in the faces of two schoolgirls after his sexual advances were rejected has fainted while being handcuffed and paraded before an angry mob . Pictures taken at a press conference yesterday announcing the arrest of Jiwan BK , 20 , show him being dragged by police through a crowd in Kathmandu , Nepal , in a semi-conscious state . His arrest comes a month after schoolgirls Sangita Magar , 16 , and Sima Basnet , 15 , were studying at a school in the capital when a masked attacker barged into the classroom and splashed acid across their faces . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Nepalese plainclothed police carry Jiwan BK after he fainted when paraded before the public in Kathmandu . BK , 20 , is accused of throwing acid in the faces of two schoolgirls after one of them rejected his advances . Police claimed he admitted being 'infatuated ' with Sangita Magar and wanted to disfigure her . It is feared the suspected revenge attack has left the teenagers scarred for life after they suffered severe chemical burns to their faces , torsos and legs . Horrific photographs taken of the two while they recovered in hospital caused an outcry across the country as they described an 'intense burning ' and pouring water on their faces to try and stop their skin from melting . The Baltic Review reported the area 's police chief Pushka Karki has now said : 'The attacker will appear in court on Sunday , he did not resist the arrest . 'He claimed that he was infatuated with Sangita , one of the victims , and wanted to disfigure her as an act of revenge after she rejected his romantic advances . ' Chameli Magar , Sangita 's mother , added that the 'coward ' had ruined her daughter 's life and she hoped he would either die in jail or hanged . However , Nepalese law states that such attacks are only punished by anywhere between three months to three years in prison - depending on the severity of the disfigurement . BK was a former tenant at the Magar family home and police claimed to have found cuttings of newspaper reports of his attack in his currently-rented room , according to Ekantipur.com . Sangita Magar takes her School Leaving Certificate ( SLC ) exam - which she was studying for when attacked - from her hospital bed . Sima Basnet sits her SLC exam from a hospital room in Kathmandu as an administrator watches on . Acid attacks disfigure and often blind their victims , who are usually women and often the target of some form of revenge bid . The disputes , which happen in many parts of South Asia , can be linked to dowry , land disputes or refusal to a man 's advances . Although acid attacks are now a criminal offence in neighbouring India , there are no specific laws addressing it in Nepal . Sangita , pictured in the days following the attack had acid thrown on her face by a masked man . Her hand in a cast , 16-year-old Sangita 's hand bore only the remains of her scarlet nail polish . Treatment : Sangita 's mother Chameli feeds her at her hospital bed in the days following the attack .
A Nepalese man has been accused of throwing acid in schoolgirls ' faces . Police yesterday paraded him before media and an angry Nepalese mob . Alleged attacker Sangita Magar , 20 , fainted as he was dragged through streets . Police : It was a 'revenge attack ' after one of the girls rejected his advances . It is feared the two victims , aged 15 and 16 , may be scarred for life . Jiwan BK and Sima Basnet suffered burns to their legs and faces . They have both sat their school leaving exams from their hospital beds .