KATHMANDU: Tension has run high after a confrontation took place between police and shopkeepers at New Road, a popular shopping center, in the capital city on Tuesday morning.
The confrontation between the shopkeepers and the security personnel occurred after the latter forced them to shut down the shops at New Road.
“The tension ran high after police officials forced the shopkeepers to close down their shops,” said Tek Bahadur Shakya, President of Nepal National Entrepreneurs Association.
According to a local, the confrontation took place after the shopkeepers did not follow the security personnel’s direction to close shops.
Hit by the prolonged lockdown, shopkeepers have been opening their shops violating lockdown since the last few days.
A huge number of security personnel have been deployed at New Road, Ranjana Galli areas to preempt untoward incidents.
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