BIRATNAGAR: The District Administration Office (DAO) in Sunsari has extended prohibitory orders to three additional municipalities.
Acting Chief District Officer Vedraj Phuyal issued these orders for Inaruwa Municipality, Bhokraha Narasingh Rural Municipality, and Koshi Rural Municipality.
Previously, similar orders had been implemented in Harinagara Rural Municipality and Devangunj Rural Municipality.
This extension comes in response to the escalation of violent clashes between two groups in Bhutaha Municipality of Sunsari, raising concerns that similar incidents may spread to other areas.
The newly imposed prohibitory orders will remain effective until further notice.
During the clashes in Bhutaha on Friday, four people sustained injuries.
Police reportedly resorted to using tear gas and aerial firing on more than a dozen occasions.
Of the injured, three are currently receiving treatment in Biratnagar, while one remains hospitalized in Inaruwa.
The orders issued by the DAO prohibit all forms of social, religious, and political gatherings, rallies, assemblies, or any other events in the designated areas.
This action follows a dispute between two groups that escalated into an assault on a young man on Thursday in the area.
Given the heightened tensions between these groups, the local administration deemed it necessary to enforce prohibitory measures to maintain peace and order.
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