The supporters of Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha clashed with police at Malaya Road and Jatuwa in Biratnagar, Morang, on Tuesday. The protesters had smashed bottles and spilled engine oil on the road to restrict vehicular movement. In some places they had brought down the electric poles to create obstructions.
Also, man suffered burn injuries when the Madhesi Morcha cadres allegedly set fire to a gallon containing petrol which the victim had purchased in a nearby Indian town. Madhesi Morcha havebanned people to go India and buy petrol. Clashes erupted at both places after security personnel tried to remove the protesters staging sit-ins on the road. The protesters fought back with stones and bricks when police tried to clear the areas. They also allegedly hurled Molotov cocktails at police. At Jatuwa, the protesters restricted all vehicular movement, including motorcycles and rickshaws. They also vandalised two electric rickshaws and one motorcycle for defying the prohibition.
