Madhesi agitators and the police on Saturday late night
clashed once again in Saptari district of Nepal. The 4 Indian origin Madhesi agitators have been killed by police
firing in a violent skirmish. After the
incident the curfew in the district has been clamped.
Madhesi protesters participating in a national highway blockade in restive southern
plains for the new constitution of Nepal have been killed in police firing. The
country is facing the severe shortage of essential commodities. When protesters
were blocking east-west national highway, the indefinite curfew on Saturday
late night after being killed by police has been clamped in (South-East)
Saptari district 280 kilometer away from state capital.
Joint Democratic Madhesi Front activist
claimed that the four workers were killed in police firing in Saptari and
several demonstrators were injured. However Police confirmed that two people
died.
Police told that, as they were trying to remove
United Democratic Madhesi Front activists blocking the road, the crowd of 2500
people attacked them by stones pelting and petrol bombs throwing.
The police opened fire on crowd encounter. Virendra Ram and Nageshwar Yadav were reported who killed during the clash between the protesters and security personnel; while another deceased was not recognized.Security personnel were making way for vehicles full of passengers.
The police opened fire on crowd encounter. Virendra Ram and Nageshwar Yadav were reported who killed during the clash between the protesters and security personnel; while another deceased was not recognized.Security personnel were making way for vehicles full of passengers.
At least 17 protesters and 25
policemen were injured in fresh clashes;
five protesters and
two policemen are
said to be in critical condition.
Bhim Dhakal, Police Office Chief of Saptari District,
said the protesters started pelting stones at security forces, which led to clashes.
Kathmandu
Post, by Dhakal, told, ‘The protesters attacked on the security personnel by
the country-made weapons; after it they applied the force to disperse these
activists.’
The
death toll in this violent protest has risen to 40, and the blockade of the
goods and fuel supply to the Himalayan country affected the Indo-Nepal
relation. The Nepal government has accused India of favoring the protesters.
New Delhi dismissed the allegation.'
