At least eight persons have been killed in a clash between the Maoist activists and activists of Madhesi Janaadhikari Forum (MJF) in Gaur of Rautahat district Wednesday afternoon. Three dozen people have been injured in the incident.
A report quoted an eyewitness as saying that both sides opened to firing after a dispute took place about the use of an open space for their mass meetings at Mills Area.
The disputes turned violent when hundreds of rounds of bullets were fired after the MJF activists dismantled the stage erected by the Maoists affiliated Madhesi Rastriya Mukti Morcha stating that their program was scheduled earlier than the Maoist.
According to SSP Ganga Pandey at the Narayani Zonal Police office Birgunj, among the deceased, two are women and six are men. The injured persons are undergoing treatment at Gaur Hospital. Condition of six injured is reported to be critical.
To contain the tension, Rautahat District Administration Office has imposed curfew in Gaur and its vicinity from 2.45 pm to 4.00 am Thursday.
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