Date:29/07/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/29/stories/2005072904341600.htm

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Clashes in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Riot police clashed with students here on Thursday injuring several of them as the protests against the detention of a student leader spread to other parts of the Himalayan Kingdom.

At least six students and three policemen were injured and a police van was damaged during skirmishes between police and students who shouted anti-King slogans, official sources said.

The protests, which occurred in cities outside Kathmandu also, came a day after popular student leader Gagan Thapa was arrested here and remanded to seven days judicial custody. He has been charged with sedition for leading anti-King protests.

The police baton-charged the students, who in turn pelted stones, creating an atmosphere of tension outside the college premises in Baghbazaar, Dillibazar and Bhrikutimandap areas.

— PTI