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Protester killed in Bara, hundreds injured in nationwide protests
Nepaleyes Report Kathmandu, April 18 |  |
Hiralal Gautam, 28, of CPN-UML was killed while more than six others were injured, two of them seriously, as police opened fire against protestors in Bara on Monday. Among the critically injured are Shiva Hari Rimal, who received a bullet in his eye and Sudhir Aryal who was hit in the abdomen. All the injured are undergoing treatment in Narayani Sub-regional Hospital. According to a press release issued by Defense Ministry on the same day, the security personnel had opened the fire against protestors as they continued vandalizing government and public property and tried to torch Agricultural Development Bank even after security personnel fired seven blank shots to control the mob. In the scuffle four Royal Nepalese Army, one Armed Police Force personnel, eight Nepal Police personnel were also injured. Meanwhile at least ninety protesters were injured at Chabahil-Chuchepati area as riot police baton-charged and tear gassed demonstrators, and fired rubber bullets to disperse them for defying the government's prohibitory order. The injured are receiving treatment at Om Hospital and Medicare Hospital. Police have rounded up over 12 protesters from the rally. Similarly, clashes between security personnel and protesters in front of the CPN-UML office at Balkhu left some agitators injured. Protestors vandalized two taxis and a motorbike. Police arrested protesters, Ram Chandra Tiwari, Deepak Khatri, Rishi Tiwari and Dev Timilsina from there. In Itahari, Simara, Kalaiya, Narayangarh, Birgunj, Ramechhap, Bhairahawa, Rautahat, Pyuthan, Lamjung, Hetauda, Lekhnath and Nepalgunj also protesters and security personnel clashed which left hundreds of people injured.
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