Clashes Erupt in Kapilvastu After Youths Defy Curfew, Police Fire in Air

Butwal. Clashes erupted after local youths set tires on fire on the Hularaki road amidst an indefinite curfew in the Bargadwa area of Maharajganj, Kapilvastu, leading to police intervention.

Three people were injured when police fired in the air to bring the situation under control.

According to information provided to Ratopati by SP Santosh Acharya of the District Police Office, Kapilvastu, police had to fire in the air after clashes occurred while youths were obstructing the police. Three people were injured by the aerial firing. He stated that the situation is now coming under control and the injured have been sent to Butwal and Bhairahawa for treatment.

The District Administration Office had issued an indefinite curfew in the area following tension between two communities over an incident of vandalism during a devotional song session (bhajan) at a temple on Saturday.

To prevent potential clashes, the District Administration Office had issued a notice under Section 6(3) of the Local Administration Act 2028, imposing a curfew from 2 PM today until further notice, prohibiting gatherings, assemblies, processions, and similar activities.

The administration stated that anyone violating the order would be taken into custody and action would be taken according to the law. The curfew has been enforced from Bargadi Bridge in the east, Bahadurganj Chowk in the west, Maharajganj Bazaar in the north, and up to Hardauna in the south.